PBP Commentary

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

Condit
vs
Hunt

185 cm
22
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

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 Amsterdam, Carlos Condit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stephan Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Condit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Condit is looking to clinch but Hunt is avoiding it.
Hunt throws a sloppy head kick and Condit moves out of range easily.
Condit tries to clinch but Hunt moves out of range.
Condit is looking to clinch but Hunt is avoiding it.
Condit wants to clinch.

Hunt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Condit looking to throw knees to the head but Hunt is blocking nicely.
Hunt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Condit lands a knee to the body.
Hunt looks gassed!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Condit is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Condit landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Condit.
Condit unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hunt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Condit with a knee to the head.

It looks like Stephan Hunt has been cut.
Condit stalls.
Condit gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Hunt managing to block the knees to the body from Condit.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Condit obliges.
Condit throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Condit tries to land knees in the clinch but Hunt avoids the damage to the body.
Condit landing knees to the head.
Condit connects with a knee to the head.
Come on Condit - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Condit tries to land knees in the clinch but Hunt avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Condit obliges.
Condit unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hunt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Condit tries to stall but Hunt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hunt blocks an elbow strike from Condit.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hunt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hunt has Condit pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Condit manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hunt pushes off an throws an elbow but Condit leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hunt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Condit creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hunt is trying to maintain a safe position but Condit gets an underhook and turns Hunt into the cage.
Condit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hunt looking to stall.
A knee to the head by Condit.
Condit scores a nice knee to the body.
Hunt avoiding damage as Condit throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Condit prevents Hunt from breaking the clinch.
Hunt can't break the clinch.
Hunt goes for a takedown in the clinch but Condit prevents it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Hunt has clasped his hands together around Condit's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Hunt working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hunt wants to control but Condit is keeping him busy.

Hunt is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Condit knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Hunt tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Condit is pushing Hunt's head away, looking to escape. Hunt manages to hold on to the position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hunt trying to control the action but Condit is working from the bottom.
Condit defending against the ground and pound.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hunt circles away from the clinch attempt

so Hunt counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunt tries to stand but Condit is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Condit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stephan Hunt's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Condit looks to clinch

and Hunt counters with a nice double leg into side control. Condit won't be happy with that.

Hunt stands up.
Condit wants to clinch up but Hunt keeps it at a distance.
Condit wants to clinch

and Hunt counters by moving into the clinch.
Condit is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hunt is keeping busy.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Condit just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hunt's brow.
Condit tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Condit with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Condit unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Condit keeps control of Hunt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Condit wants to stall.
Condit prevents Hunt from breaking the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Condit obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt working aggressively here.
Condit throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hunt blocks it with crossed arms.
Condit is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hunt is keeping busy.
Condit missing with knees to the body.
Condit tries to stall but Hunt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Condit has Hunt pressed against the cage, preventing Hunt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hunt taking a breather.
Hunt being controlled against the cage.
Hunt can't break the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Condit.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Condit as Hunt tries to tie him up.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hunt drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Condit is trying to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Condit missing with knees to the body.
Hunt stalling in the clinch.
Hunt takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hunt blocks a body shot from Condit.
Condit wants to stall.
Condit with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Condit missing with knees to the body.
Condit missing with knees to the body.
Carlos Condit has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Condit landing knees to the head.
Hunt is trying to break the clinch but Condit is controlling him.
Hunt throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Condit tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Condit.
Condit keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hunt's efforts to push away.
Hunt takes a knee right on the jaw!
Condit is looking to control Hunt's arms but Hunt gets an underhook and turns him. Now Condit has his back to the cage.
Hunt takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hunt working hard to break the clinch.
Condit prevents Hunt from breaking the clinch.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Condit scores a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is looking to break free of the clinch but Condit has double underhooks.
Condit looking to throw knees to the head but Hunt is blocking nicely.
Hunt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Condit has him pressed against the cage.
Hunt is trying to force a seperation but Condit has the dominant position.
Condit lands a body shot in the clinch.
Condit trying to land knees to the body.
Hunt is trying to break the clinch but Condit is controlling him.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Condit.
Condit wants to stall.
Condit is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hunt is defending well for now.
Condit lands a knee to the head.
Condit prevents a takedown attempt there.
Condit letting Hunt take a breather here.
Hunt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Condit misses with a knee to the head.
Hunt blocks an elbow strike.
Hunt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Condit looking to throw knees to the head but Hunt is blocking nicely.
Condit gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hunt.
Carlos Condit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephan Hunt.
Condit tries to work over Hunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

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.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Condit obliges.
Hunt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Condit putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hunt in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hunt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hunt as Condit tries to tie him up.
Hunt fails to pull guard.
Condit is looking to control Hunt's arms but Hunt gets an underhook and turns him. Now Condit has his back to the cage.
Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Condit is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Condit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Condit trying to land knees to the body.
Condit keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hunt's efforts to push away.
Condit lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Condit looking to slow down the pace here.
Condit missing with knees to the body.
Hunt tries to land knees in the clinch but Condit avoids the damage to the body.
Condit landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephan Hunt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Stephan Hunt's cut.
That's time! Condit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Condit tries to clinch up

and Hunt counters by clinching up.
Hunt is trying to break free.
Condit tries a knee to the head but Hunt blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Hunt's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hunt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Condit is keeping busy.
Condit missing with knees to the body.
Condit wants to stall.
Condit unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hunt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Condit tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hunt tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Condit just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hunt managing to block the knees to the body from Condit.
Condit misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt tries to break the clinch but Condit is controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hunt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Condit has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Condit tries a knee to the head but Hunt blocks it.
Condit keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hunt's efforts to push away.
Knees in the clinch landing for Condit.
Condit trying to control the position but instead, Hunt has worked for underhooks and has pushed Condit into the cage.
Condit working Hunt over with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Condit trying to stall but Hunt improves his position.
Condit landing knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Condit avoids a wild elbow strike from Hunt.
Condit misses with a knee to the head.
Condit missing with knees to the body.
Condit with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Condit tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Condit with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Condit trying to land knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hunt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Condit tries a knee to the head but Hunt blocks it.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Condit avoids it.
Condit blocks a body shot from Hunt.
Condit avoiding damage as Hunt throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Condit.
Knees to the body from Condit.
Condit unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hunt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Condit taking a breather.
Hunt has had enough of the clinch but Condit keeps him there for the moment.

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.
Condit misses with an elbow strike.
Hunt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Condit has him pressed against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Condit as Hunt tries to tie him up.
Hunt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Condit missing with knees to the body.
Condit trying to stall but Hunt improves his position.
Condit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hunt.
Condit looking to slow down the pace here.
Hunt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Condit has Hunt pressed against the cage, preventing Hunt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Condit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hunt.
Condit taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hunt as Condit tries to tie him up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Carlos Condit.
Condit wants to clinch but Hunt slips to the side

and Hunt counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Condit with a knee to the head.
Condit lands a knee to the head.
Hunt avoiding damage as Condit throws knees to the body.
Hunt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hunt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hunt looking to stall.
A frustrated look appears on Hunt's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hunt drops down looking for an ankle pick but Condit pulls his leg out and moves away.
Condit tries to clinch but Hunt moves away

and Hunt counters by moving into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Condit.
Hunt tries to circle away but Condit has him pinned against the cage.
Hunt is trying to maintain a safe position but Condit gets an underhook and turns Hunt into the cage.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Condit prevents Hunt from breaking the clinch.
Condit is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hunt is defending well for now.
Condit is pressed up against the cage. Hunt has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Condit down to the mat. Condit avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Carlos Condit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephan Hunt.
Condit tries to clinch

and Hunt counters with a shoot takedown. Condit fights it but they end up in guard.
Condit keeping full guard, as Hunt tries to pass.
Hunt controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt wants to pass the guard but Condit is keeping the position.
Hunt is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Condit keeping moving, preventing Hunt from controlling successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stephan Hunt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hunt 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephan Hunt!