PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Strong Condition (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mayo Kermode (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Condition
vs
Kermode

200 cm
21
210 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

185 cm
23
220 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

CEC Nutrition Q160
Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========#

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Strong Condition!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mayo Kermode!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Kermode.
Kermode paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kermode. That's going to slow Condition down.
Kermode checks a leg kick.

Kermode closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Condition.
Condition misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kermode.
Condition takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Strong Condition has been cut.
Condition avoids the elbow strike from Kermode, against the cage.
Condition crunches a lovely knee into Kermode's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kermode on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Condition landing knees to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kermode throws an elbow but misses.
Condition using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kermode has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kermode on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kermode managing to block the knees to the body from Condition.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Condition lands a knee to the body.
Condition misses with a knee to the head.
Condition with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kermode misses with a knee to the head.
Condition wants to break free but Kermode has control.
Condition with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Condition tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kermode avoids it.
Kermode lands a nice elbow.
Kermode on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Condition tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Condition looking to throw knees to the head but Kermode is blocking nicely.
Kermode creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kermode lands an elbow just above Condition 's eye.
Condition takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kermode misses with a knee to the head.
Condition lands a good knee to the midsection. Kermode won't want to take too many of those.
Condition trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Condition using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kermode has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kermode misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Condition.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Condition trying to land knees to the body.
Condition tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kermode lands an elbow just above Condition 's eye.
Kermode tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kermode tries to land a knee to the head but Condition blocks with his arms.
Kermode avoiding damage as Condition throws knees to the body.
Kermode pushes off an throws an elbow but Condition leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kermode lands a nice elbow.
Kermode misses with a knee strike.
Kermode tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Condition is trying to break the clinch but Kermode has him pressed against the cage.
Condition blocks an elbow strike.
Condition blocks an elbow strike from Kermode.
Kermode with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kermode lands a good knee to the midsection. Condition won't want to take too many of those.
Condition blocks an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kermode with a knee to the head.
Condition missing with knees to the body.
Condition using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kermode has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Condition trying to land knees to the body.
Kermode using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Condition has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Condition trying to land knees to the body.
Kermode lands an elbow just above Condition 's eye.
Kermode lands an elbow that stopped Condition in his tracks for a moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kermode just misses with a elbow thrown towards Condition's brow.
Kermode lands a good knee to the midsection. Condition won't want to take too many of those.
Condition misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kermode.
Kermode is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kermode lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kermode lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
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!
Condition misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kermode.
Kermode lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Condition connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kermode's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Condition misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kermode.
Condition avoiding damage as Kermode throws knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Kermode.
Condition is breathing heavily.
Kermode landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Kermode.
Kermode scores with a knee to the head.
Kermode lands a knee to the head.

Condition is rocked!
Kermode has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Condition - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Kermode, and another! Condition is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Mayo Kermode!
A victorious Mayo Kermode thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.