PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between carl conditt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renzo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). carl conditt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

conditt
vs
Gracie

157 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
21
173 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, carl conditt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Renzo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots for a takedown but conditt saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.

conditt scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
conditt throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
conditt wants to pass the guard but Gracie is defending well.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
conditt is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.
conditt performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gracie is refusing to be controlled, as conditt sits in half guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

conditt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie prevents the takedown attempt.
Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. conditt avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
carl conditt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renzo Gracie.

Gracie pulls guard effortlessly.
conditt has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing conditt from controlling successfully.

conditt got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, conditt has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
Gracie looks gassed!
conditt wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
conditt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
conditt trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Gracie working for a triangle but conditt defends it easily.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
conditt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing conditt from controlling successfully.
Gracie keeping full guard, as conditt tries to pass.

Gracie working for a triangle but conditt defends it easily.
conditt wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gracie looking for a guillotine here but conditt defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
conditt not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
conditt throwing strikes but missing.

Gracie isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. conditt stacks Gracie on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by conditt!
Gracie takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to bench press conditt off him but conditt keeps the position.

conditt stands up and beckons Gracie to his feet.

conditt bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
conditt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Gracie sneaks back into half guard.
Gracie 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!

Gracie patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?

Gracie patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
conditt trying to control the action but Gracie just sinks the hooks in.
I really don't envy conditt right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that carl conditt will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

conditt drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
conditt gets to mount! Gracie was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
conditt looking to control but Gracie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gracie is desperately trying to improve his position but conditt has a good base and remains in mount.
Gracie bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
conditt wants to stand up but Gracie is controlling him.
conditt can't keep his opponent in guard - Gracie advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
conditt gets back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
conditt looking for a sweep. Not yet conditt, not yet.
conditt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. conditt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
conditt pulls Gracie in close to prevent any damage.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. conditt is keeping the position for now.

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

That's two 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.

conditt gets to his feet - Gracie follows without any prompting.
Gracie fails with the takedown

and conditt counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. conditt lands a nice short elbow.
conditt sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gracie wants to improve his position but conditt is controlling well.
Gracie moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
conditt with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
conditt pushing down on Gracie's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
conditt is trying to control. Gracie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but conditt pulls his head out easily.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from conditt.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

conditt looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
conditt is looking to advance position but Gracie won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

carl conditt dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Gracie shoots and misses

and conditt counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing conditt from controlling successfully.
conditt controlling from the top position.

Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
conditt trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
conditt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
conditt looking to pass the guard.
conditt wanted to stand there but Gracie had control of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gracie is looking for a triangle but conditt pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
conditt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Gracie has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. conditt is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Gracie.
conditt trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to get back to full guard but conditt takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Gracie working to try and regain half guard.
Gracie tries to improve his position but instead conditt has taken his back!
conditt controlling the position well here. Gracie rolled but conditt kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Gracie staying busy and making it hard for conditt to control.
conditt throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
conditt is trying to stick to Gracie's back but Gracie is turning into conditt. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in conditt's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Gracie.
Gracie is pushing down on conditt's leg trying to pass to half guard. conditt is fighting to maintain full guard but Gracie has managed to sneak the leg through.
conditt is trying to get back to full guard.

Gracie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Gracie is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from conditt as he works his way to full guard.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. conditt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is pushing down on conditt's leg trying to pass to half guard. conditt is fighting to maintain full guard but Gracie has managed to sneak the leg through.
conditt has his hands clasped together around Gracie's back. He's all about the action.

Gracie wants to work for an arm triangle but conditt is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gracie is looking to advance position but conditt won't allow it.

Gracie is working for a kimura but conditt is defending it quite comfortably.

conditt is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.

And that's the end of the fight!
Renzo Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well conditt has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!