PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Pierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Condit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Pierce could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Carlos Condit's chin.

Pierce
vs
Condit

178 cm
19
170 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

185 cm
22
176 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Blunt Force Trauma Clothing

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Pierce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlos Condit!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Condit pushes Pierce up against the ropes in a clinch.
Pierce looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Condit landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Condit scores with a knee to the head.
Condit is trying to stall.
Pierce blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Condit landing knees to the head.
Pierce is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Condit pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pierce tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Condit just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Pierce goes for a takedown attempt but Condit pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Pierce. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Condit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Condit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pierce keeps the fight on the outside.
Pierce misses with the combination.

Condit clinches up against the ropes.
Pierce tries to score a body lock takedown but Condit shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Condit is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Condit looking to slow down the pace here.
Condit lands a hook that snaps the head of Pierce backwards.
Condit using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Condit scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Condit.
Pierce is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Condit with a knee to the head.
Condit pushes Pierce back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Condit scores a nice knee to the body.
Condit utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Condit as the two fighters clinch.
Condit with a knee to the head.
Condit connects with a knee to the head.
Condit unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pierce lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Condit landing knees to the body.
Condit throws an elbow but it misses.
Condit landing knees to the head.
Condit lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Condit throws an elbow but it misses.
Condit lands a good knee to the midsection. Pierce won't want to take too many of those.
Pierce on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pierce wants a takedown.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pierce as Condit tries to tie him up.
Condit with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Condit missing with knees to the body.
Pierce is trying to drag Condit to the mat but Condit just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Condit wants to stall.
Pierce managing to block the knees to the body from Condit.
Pierce tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Condit smiles and moves away.
Condit slaps away a takedown attempt from Pierce, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierce shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Condit but Condit pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pierce circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Condit.
Pierce swats away the attempt to clinch by Condit.
Pierce shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Condit but Condit pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Condit closes the distance and clinches.
Condit trying to control the position but instead, Pierce has worked for underhooks and has pushed Condit into the ropes.
Pierce is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Condit pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Condit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pierce avoids it.
Condit wants to stall.
Condit using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pierce has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Condit creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pierce goes for a takedown in the clinch but Condit prevents it.
Condit landing knees to the head.
Condit pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Condit is pressed up against the ropes. Pierce 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.
Condit scores with a head kick.
Condit lands with a slapping head kick.
Condit stuffs the takedown attempt from Pierce. Pierce gets slowly back to his feet.

Condit closes the distance and clinches.
Condit looking to slow down the pace here.
Pierce throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pierce has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Condit avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pierce managing to block the knees to the body from Condit.
Pierce fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Condit is pushing Pierce up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Condit using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Condit utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pierce tries to score a body lock takedown but Condit shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierce blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pierce is trying to drag Condit to the mat but Condit just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Condit tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Condit is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Pierce has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Condit is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pierce blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Condit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pierce avoids it.
Condit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pierce is trying to stall.
Pierce is trying to drag Condit to the mat but Condit just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Pierce can't break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Condit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pierce.
Pierce throws an elbow but it misses.
Condit has Pierce pressed against the ropes, preventing Pierce from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pierce tries for a takedown but Condit manages to get underhooks.
Condit avoiding damage.
Condit is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Condit dominated that round.
That's time! Pierce's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Condit fails in his attempt to clinch.
Condit fails in his attempt to clinch.
Condit tries to clinch up.
Carlos Condit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Condit moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Condit doesn't manage to clinch there - Pierce circles away.
Condit wants to clinch.
Condit tries to clinch up but Pierce circles away and keeps his distance.
Condit tries to clinch up.
Pierce avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Condit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Pierce paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pierce.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Condit instigates a clinch.
Pierce tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Condit smiles and moves away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Condit tries to clinch but Pierce moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Condit tries to clinch up.
Condit is looking to clinch but Pierce is avoiding it.
Pierce shoots for a takedown but Condit saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Pierce. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Condit goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Pierce tries to keep at a distance but Condit has taken the fight into the clinch.
Condit with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pierce tries to pull guard but Condit won't allow it.
Carlos Condit seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pierce tries to score a body lock takedown but Condit shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Condit tries to land knees in the clinch but Pierce avoids the damage to the body.
Pierce tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pierce changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Condit fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Condit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Pierce paws at him with a jab and circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Pierce drags the fight down to the ground.
Condit trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Condit slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Condit wants to pass the guard but Pierce is keeping the position.
Condit postures up.
Condit stops Pierce from standing up.
Condit trying to control the position from guard on top but Pierce is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pierce is trying to keep Condit in close.
Pierce wants to get back to his feet but Condit passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierce is looking to improve his position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Condit forces Pierce back against the ropes and clinches.
Pierce goes for a takedown attempt but Condit pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Condit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Condit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Condit moves in looking to clinch but Pierce pushes him off.
Condit tries to land a front kick but Pierce steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Condit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Condit moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Condit gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pierce to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Pierce throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Condit works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierce stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Condit swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pierce trying to control the position from guard on top but Condit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pierce in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Condit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Pierce moves in looking to clinch but Condit pushes him off.
Pierce swats away the attempt to clinch by Condit.

Pierce gets a takedown into half guard.
Pierce wants to pass the guard but Condit is defending well.
Pierce is just content to waste time from the top position. Condit takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pierce looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce trying to control the position from guard on top but Condit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Condit manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Condit is trying to take his opponent's back.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pierce tries to reverse the position but Condit maintains control.
Pierce is squirming around, avoiding Condit's attempts to control the action.
Pierce tries to hold on but Condit postures up.
Pierce is looking to get to half guard.
Condit controlling the position easily from mount.
Condit looking to control but Pierce is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierce is wriggling around trying to escape.
Condit avoids the attempt from Pierce to control.
Paul Pierce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pierce keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Condit content just to control the position here.

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.
Pierce tries to hold on but Condit pushes him away.
Condit fails to take his opponent's back.
Pierce is looking to improve his position but Condit isn't that keen on the idea.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Condit controlling his opponent.
Condit wants to control the pace but Pierce is squirming around nicely.

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 Paul Pierce.
I think Condit 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Carlos Condit!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Carlos Condit!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Carlos Condit!

Carlos Condit wins by unanimous decision!