PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between carl conditt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and sean truefitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

conditt
vs
truefitt

157 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
170 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Golden supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, carl conditt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, sean truefitt!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
truefitt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice uppercut there from truefitt.

It looks like carl conditt has been cut.
sean truefitt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

conditt gets a takedown into half guard.
conditt is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
conditt scores with a couple of good head shots there.
conditt working the ground and pound effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
conditt sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
truefitt is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
truefitt working to try and regain half guard.
truefitt wants to hold on but conditt pushes him away.
truefitt gets back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
conditt with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
conditt thows a huge punch but truefitt dodges it nicely.
truefitt manages to get to full guard.
conditt wants to get up but he can't break truefitt's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
truefitt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
conditt thows a big elbow that misses.
conditt postures up.
truefitt wants to get back to his feet but conditt is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
truefitt is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
conditt shoots in and drives through. truefitt sprawls well.
truefitt tries to close the distance and clinch up but conditt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
truefitt fails with the takedown

and conditt counters with a shoot takedown. truefitt fights it but they end up in guard.
conditt is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
conditt has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
truefitt wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and conditt manages to pass to side control.

conditt seems to be working for a kimura but truefitt defends the submission attempt.
conditt controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
conditt wants to take a breather but truefitt is having none of it.
truefitt is trying to maintain the position but conditt is very close to passing his half guard.

conditt is looking for a kimura but truefitt is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for conditt to get the leverage.
conditt is breathing heavily.
truefitt trying to control but conditt postures up.
conditt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. truefitt defending well though.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
truefitt doesn't succeed with the takedown

and conditt counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
truefitt trying to control the position.

truefitt wriggles free and stands up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

truefitt closes the distance and clinches.
truefitt tries to stall but conditt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
conditt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
conditt has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. truefitt avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
truefitt has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. conditt is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
carl conditt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of sean truefitt.
truefitt keeps control of conditt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from truefitt.
truefitt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

truefitt manages to break the clinch.

conditt feints and as truefitt raises his hands in defense, conditt changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
conditt trying to control but truefitt is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
truefitt is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
truefitt can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as conditt controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

truefitt throws a head kick that misses.
truefitt tries for a takedown but conditt circles away easily

and conditt counters with a nice double leg into side control. truefitt won't be happy with that.
conditt tries to advance to mount but truefitt denies him.
truefitt gets back to half guard.
truefitt tries to get to full guard but conditt has control of the leg.
truefitt is looking to get back to full guard here but conditt has managed to pass to side control instead.
truefitt tries to improve his position but instead conditt has taken his back!
truefitt is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

truefitt preventing the rear naked choke attempt from conditt.
truefitt rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
conditt prevents truefitt from standing back up.
truefitt is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of conditt's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take conditt's back!
conditt turns into truefitt and is now in his guard.
conditt trying to control but truefitt is working from the bottom.
truefitt trying to keep a closed guard but conditt is proving a slippery customer.
conditt prevents truefitt from getting back to his feet.

That's two 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.
conditt controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
truefitt wants to control the position but conditt says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
conditt lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
truefitt trying to control here.
truefitt is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of conditt's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take conditt's back!

truefitt is persistently looking for the submission but conditt is defending it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
conditt is really stuck here.
conditt wants to get back to his feet.
truefitt trying to control momentarily.
conditt covering up well under a series of strikes from truefitt.
conditt is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
conditt is working hard here to advance position.
truefitt is looking to control conditt but conditt is wriggling around and keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
conditt is trying to break free.
conditt prevents truefitt from getting a body triangle.
carl conditt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
conditt controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - truefitt's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
conditt wants to control his opponent's hands but truefitt gets his hands free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

carl conditt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on carl conditt's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

truefitt tries to clinch up.
truefitt displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from conditt.
truefitt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but conditt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
truefitt closes the distance looking to clinch

and conditt counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by conditt.
truefitt lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for conditt!
truefitt trying to control but conditt is having none of it.
truefitt wants to control but instead conditt manages to regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
truefitt controlling the action here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Despite being in the dominant position, sean truefitt just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice sprawl there from truefitt as conditt shoots in.
truefitt looks to land a combination but conditt avoids it well.
truefitt slaps away a takedown attempt from conditt, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for carl conditt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
truefitt wants to clinch.
conditt shoots for a takedown but truefitt saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
truefitt swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
conditt throws a sloppy head kick
and truefitt counters with a nice body kick.

truefitt closes the distance and pushes conditt back into the cage.
truefitt lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
truefitt tries to pull guard but conditt holds him up against the cage and eventually truefitt drops back down to his feet.
truefitt tries for a takedown but conditt manages to get underhooks.
truefitt lands a hook that snaps the head of conditt backwards.

truefitt manages to break the clinch.
conditt shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
conditt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
truefitt fails with a takedown attempt.
truefitt misses with a double jab.
conditt takes a head kick and keeps coming.

conditt decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
conditt looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks truefitt with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
conditt stops truefitt from getting back to his feet.
conditt tries to pass to full mount but truefitt defends it.
truefitt is trying to stand up here but conditt is controlling him well.
conditt sitting and controlling from the half guard.
conditt trying to control from half guard but truefitt is working away.
truefitt manages to get to full guard.

That's four 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.
conditt looking to sit in guard and control but truefitt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

conditt is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. truefitt is aware though and is defending well.
conditt keeping moving, preventing truefitt from controlling successfully.
sean truefitt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
carl conditt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to carl conditt.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for conditt, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... carl conditt!