PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zach Condon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pit Lord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Condon
vs
Lord

186 cm
21
216 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
203 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zach Condon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pit Lord!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Lord finds it's way through Condon's defenses.

It looks like Zach Condon has been cut.
A jab from Lord misses.
Condon slips a straight right by Lord.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Condon.

Condon drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Condon throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Lord regains half guard, as Condon was trying to land strikes.
Condon thows a huge punch but Lord dodges it nicely.
Condon stops Lord from getting back to his feet.
Condon thows a huge punch but Lord dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Condon throws a strike but Lord avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Condon distracts Lord with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lord utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Condon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lord swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Condon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lord works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Condon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Condon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Condon looking to pass the guard.

Lord pushes Condon off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Condon scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Pit Lord has been cut.
Condon slips a jab from Lord.
Lord looks to land a combination. Condon sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Condon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Condon misses with a straight left.
Condon slips a jab from Lord.
Condon takes one to the chin there.
Lord connects with a jab.
Lord throws a shot from downtown. Condon moves away and avoids it.
Pit Lord seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Lord misses.

Condon closes the distance and clinches.
Lord tries to break the clinch but Condon is controlling the position.
Lord is looking to break free of the clinch but Condon has double underhooks.

Condon is trying to trip Lord. He has hold of a leg but Lord is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Condon persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Condon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Condon wants to pass the guard but Lord is keeping the position.
Condon advances position into side control!
Condon is trying to ground and pound but Lord uses the momentary lack of control by Condon to regain half guard.
Condon is trying to control the action in half guard but Lord is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four 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.
Condon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Condon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lord tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Condon manages to move to mount!
Condon working Lord over with strikes here.

Condon jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Lord manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Condon trying to control the action but Lord is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
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 Zach Condon will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lord cracks Condon with a good jab.

Condon feints and as Lord raises his hands in defense, Condon changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Condon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Condon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lord swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Condon with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Condon wants to control from the top but Lord keeps moving.
Lord has momentary wrist control but Condon slips an elbow through the middle.
Lord preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Condon throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Condon wants to control from the top but Lord keeps moving.
Condon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Condon wants to pass the guard but Lord is keeping the position.

Condon drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lord looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lord looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lord!
Condon is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two 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.
Condon looks to move to half guard but instead Lord has passed into mount! Damn!
Lord is looking to stand but Lord has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Condon regains half guard.
Condon wants to get back to full guard but Lord has mounted him!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord prevents Condon from getting the reversal.
Condon sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Condon keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Condon tries to roll over but Lord keeps him under control.
Condon wants to sweep but Lord has passed to side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Condon is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lord's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Condon tries to roll over but Lord keeps him under control.
Condon misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Condon is looking to control Lord's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Condon avoid being mounted?
Condon wants to improve his position but Lord is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Zach Condon will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Condon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Condon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Condon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lord throws a jab but it's blocked by Condon.
Condon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Condon fails to land with a series of punches.
Lord swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Condon counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lord is looking to stand up but Condon isn't so interested in that idea.
Condon trying to control but Lord is working from the bottom.
Condon throwing strikes but missing.

Lord uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord throws the left hand but Condon avoids the punch easily.
Condon moves out of range as Lord strikes.
Lord misses with a two punch combination.
Lord lands the left hand.

Lord gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Condon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Condon throwing strikes from guard but Lord blocks nicely.

Condon drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lord manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Condon has Lord in his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lord decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Lord avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lord is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Condon.
Zach Condon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lord is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Condon.
Lord bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Condon's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lord thows a left - swing and a miss!
Condon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lord misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord misses with a wild body shot.
Condon scores with a jab to the body.
Lord takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Condon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Condon closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ground and pound from Condon seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Condon is working Lord over with some ground and pound from side control.
Condon cracks Lord with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That has opened up Pit Lord's cut even more.
Condon throws an elbow but Lord slips to the side and avoids it well.
Lord defending against the ground and pound.
Condon misses with the ground and pound.
Condon has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lord taking a bit of punishment here - Condon scoring with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Condon seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Condon looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lord is avoiding damage well.
Condon throws an elbow but Lord slips to the side and avoids it well.
Lord dodges the ground and pound from Condon.
Pit Lord has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Condon looking to control but instead Lord has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Condon throwing shots but Lord is blocking nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zach Condon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Condon, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Zach Condon!