PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt McGeer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Carwin
vs
McGeer

189 cm
20
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Carwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt McGeer!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Carwin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Carwin could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Carwin remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
A control attempt from McGeer but he's now mounted!
Carwin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
McGeer takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
McGeer reaches up to try and control the position but Carwin seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! McGeer rolls and tries to escape and now Carwin has his back!
Carwin keeps control of the position easily here as McGeer tries to buck him off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carwin is punishing McGeer with strikes - can he finish him?!
McGeer turns into Carwin and is now in his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Carwin is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
McGeer tries to land knees in the clinch but Carwin avoids the damage to the body.
Carwin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
McGeer tries to land knees in the clinch but Carwin avoids the damage to the body.
Carwin tries to break free but McGeer pushes him back against the cage.
Carwin goes for a takedown attempt but McGeer pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
McGeer tries to clinch but Carwin is having none of it.
McGeer tries to clinch there but Carwin circles away.
McGeer tries to clinch up.

Carwin gets the takedown into side control.
Carwin 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.
Carwin scoring with punches from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on McGeer's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Carwin stands up.
McGeer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Carwin is breathing heavily.
Carwin keeps the fight on the outside.
McGeer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

It looks like James Carwin has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carwin keeps the fight on the outside.
McGeer feints and then cracks Carwin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Carwin down.
McGeer thumps Carwin with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGeer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carwin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McGeer is looking to clinch but Carwin is avoiding it.
Matt McGeer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McGeer connects with a single shot there.
McGeer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carwin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McGeer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - McGeer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McGeer wants to clinch.
McGeer tries to close the distance and clinch but Carwin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McGeer throws a leg kick but Carwin checks it.
McGeer fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGeer is looking to clinch.
McGeer is looking to clinch.
McGeer is looking to clinch but Carwin is avoiding it.
Carwin tries for a takedown but McGeer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
McGeer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carwin swats him away and circles back towards the center.

McGeer has taken the fight to the clinch.
McGeer tries to stall but Carwin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McGeer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Carwin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McGeer trying to stall but Carwin improves his position.
Carwin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGeer keeps control of Carwin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McGeer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Carwin up against the cage.
McGeer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt McGeer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Carwin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

A chopping leg kick lands by McGeer.
McGeer tries to clinch up but Carwin circles away and keeps his distance.
Carwin throws a right hand that McGeer ducks under and follows up with a left that McGeer also avoids with ease.
McGeer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McGeer wants to clinch up but Carwin keeps it at a distance.

Carwin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in McGeer's guard.

McGeer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

McGeer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Carwin defends well.
Carwin postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McGeer is trying to hold Carwin in close to prevent damage but Carwin has managed to pass into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin is thwarting McGeer's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

McGeer looking for submissions off his back.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for McGeer. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
McGeer is trying to stand.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A leg kick checked by Carwin.
McGeer fails in his attempt to clinch.
McGeer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Carwin checks it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A right-left combo lands from Carwin.
McGeer fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGeer tries to clinch but Carwin is having none of it.
Carwin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carwin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McGeer swivels and escapes.
McGeer tries to clinch but Carwin moves out of range.
Carwin swats away the attempt to clinch by McGeer.
McGeer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carwin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McGeer throws a leg kick but Carwin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McGeer moves in looking to clinch but Carwin pushes him off.
McGeer tries to clinch there but Carwin circles away.
McGeer doesn't manage to clinch there - Carwin circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGeer tried to score with a low kick but Carwin checks it.
McGeer tries to clinch up.
McGeer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab from McGeer misses.
McGeer tries to clinch but Carwin moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - McGeer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McGeer is looking to clinch but Carwin is avoiding it.
McGeer tries to clinch up.
McGeer fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGeer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McGeer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Carwin's sensitive parts.
Carwin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carwin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - McGeer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carwin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McGeer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carwin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carwin keeps the fight on the outside.
McGeer tries to clinch up.
McGeer throws out a leg kick but Carwin moves out of range and McGeer only half commits.
McGeer is looking to clinch.
McGeer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carwin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McGeer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McGeer tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt McGeer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James Carwin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

McGeer is looking to clinch but Carwin is avoiding it.

Carwin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Carwin avoids the attempt from McGeer to control.
Carwin breaks from McGeer's wrist control and lands an elbow.
McGeer tries to reverse the position but Carwin maintains control.
Carwin breaks from McGeer's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Carwin with the ground and pound from mount.
Carwin blocks McGeer's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
McGeer is in all sorts of trouble here.
Carwin looking to control but McGeer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGeer wants to hold on but Carwin pushes him away.
McGeer throwing hammer fists to the chest of Carwin. What's that going to do exactly?
Carwin throws some wild stikes that McGeer manages to avoid easily.
McGeer is desperately trying to improve his position but Carwin has a good base and remains in mount.
McGeer throwing hammer fists to the chest of Carwin. What's that going to do exactly?
McGeer wants to hold on but Carwin pushes him away.
Carwin throwing strikes here but McGeer is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
McGeer is looking to get 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.
McGeer tries to lock up and control but Carwin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
McGeer swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
McGeer wants to control but Carwin is having none of it.
McGeer is trying desperately to improve position.
McGeer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Carwin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Carwin with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Carwin avoids the attempt from McGeer to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGeer throwing hammer fists to the chest of Carwin. What's that going to do exactly?
McGeer tries to hold on but Carwin postures up.
Carwin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as McGeer is looking to escape.
Matt McGeer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McGeer tries to hold on but Carwin pushes him away.
McGeer throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
McGeer tries to hold on but Carwin postures up.
Carwin throwing strikes here but McGeer is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

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.
Carwin unloads with some shots from mount but McGeer bucks and avoids them well.
Carwin misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
McGeer wants to control but Carwin is having none of it.
Carwin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
McGeer can't escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McGeer wants to hold on but Carwin pushes him away.
James Carwin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McGeer tries to control the position but Carwin now has his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Carwin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McGeer 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt McGeer!