PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Condit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geoffry Marely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Condit
vs
Marely

189 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Carlos Condit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Geoffry Marely!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Condit has closed the distance and engaged Marely in a clinch.
Marely scores with a nice hook to the head.
Condit taking a breather.
Condit keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marely's efforts to push away.
Condit comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Geoffry Marely has been cut.
Condit lands an elbow just above Marely 's eye.
Marely is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Marely drops down looking for an ankle pick but Condit pulls his leg out and moves away.

Condit fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Marely, pushing him back against the cage.

Marely gets control of Condit's arms and successfully pulls guard. Marely will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Marely pulls Condit in close to prevent any damage.
Condit looking to sit in guard and control but Marely gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marely controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Marely pushes down on Condit's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Marely prevents Condit from standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Marely seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Condit is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Geoffry Marely!