PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matt Ghandi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gina Carano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ghandi
vs
Carano

180 cm
18
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

173 cm
19
141 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Ghandi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gina Carano!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghandi moves out of range of the leg kick from Carano.

Carano knocks Ghandi to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?

Ghandi is rocked!

It looks like Matt Ghandi has been cut.
Ghandi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Oh Ghandi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Ghandi is trying to control Carano's posture but Carano avoids it.
Ghandi seems to have got his legs back now.
Carano trying to control the position but Ghandi is working away.
Carano just content to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghandi struggling a bit here.
Carano working the ground and pound but Ghandi is defending the strikes.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ghandi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Carano pinned against the cage. Carano gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Carano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gina Carano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carano tries to clinch up but Ghandi circles away and keeps his distance.

Ghandi tries to keep at a distance but Carano has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Carano pressing his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Carano's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.

Ghandi has clasped his hands together around Carano's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Ghandi controls the position.
Ghandi tries to advance to mount but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The strikes coming from Ghandi are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Ghandi controlling the position.
Carano wants to get back to his feet but Ghandi drags him back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carano stops Ghandi from passing to mount.
Carano holding on.
Ghandi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carano keeps working.
Carano struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Carano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carano throws a head kick but Ghandi moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Ghandi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

Carano gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Carano with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Carano throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ghandi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Carano gets underhooks to prevent Ghandi's takedown attempt.
Ghandi tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Ghandi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ghandi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Carano gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ghandi is breathing heavily.
Carano stalling in the clinch.
Ghandi is trying to maintain a safe position but Carano gets an underhook and turns Ghandi into the cage.
Carano lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Carano with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carano landing knees to the head.
Ghandi fails to pull guard.
Carano tries to land knees in the clinch but Ghandi avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gina Carano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Ghandi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Carano throws a head kick but Ghandi moves out of range.
Ghandi doesn't manage to clinch there - Carano circles away.
Ghandi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Carano is fending him off so far but Ghandi persists. Nope, Carano circles away and we're back to standing.
Ghandi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Carano can pounce on him.
Matt Ghandi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from Carano as Ghandi shoots in.
Ghandi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ghandi fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Ghandi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carano connects with a high kick.
Ghandi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ghandi avoids the head kick by Carano.
Ghandi shoots in looking for a takedown. Carano tries to sprawl out of it but Ghandi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Carano manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Carano gets a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghandi tries for a takedown but Carano manages to get underhooks.
A knee to the head by Carano.
Carano connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ghandi's face.
Carano using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Carano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carano stalling in the clinch but Ghandi improves position.
Carano stops a takedown attempt from Ghandi.
Ghandi wants a takedown but no success here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ghandi.

Ghandi drags the fight down to the ground.
Ghandi is pulling down on Carano's head to control his posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghandi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Carano manages to get himself to full guard.
Carano looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ghandi trying to control but Carano is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carano looking to control.
Ghandi pushing down on Carano's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carano is trying to get back to full guard.
Ghandi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Still in half guard, Ghandi seems content to control.
Ghandi wants to pass the guard but Carano is defending well.
Ghandi thows a huge punch but Carano dodges it nicely.
Carano is looking to escape.
Ghandi is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Ghandi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Carano is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Carano is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ghandi avoids the attempt from Carano to control.
Ghandi lands a big shot there that rocks Carano but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ghandi controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Gina Carano will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Matt Ghandi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Carano misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Carano.
Ghandi has a takedown stuffed.

Ghandi looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ghandi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Carano is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ghandi is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ghandi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carano is pulling down on Ghandi's head to control his posture.
Ghandi trying to control the position from guard on top but Carano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ghandi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Carano wants to get back to his feet but Ghandi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ghandi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carano is keeping the position for now.
Ghandi stopping the sweep attempt from Carano.

That's two 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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ghandi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Carano throws a head kick that misses.
Carano misses with a kick to the body.
Carano misses with a head kick.

Carano clinches with his opponent.
Carano tries to land a knee to the head but Ghandi blocks with his arms.

Ghandi jumps guard and drags Carano to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Carano wants to control from the top but Ghandi keeps moving.
Carano looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghandi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Carano is looking to control Ghandi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Carano avoid being mounted?
Carano is trying to stand back up but Ghandi is controlling him
Carano desperately trying to maintain half guard.

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.
Carano is trying to stand up here but Ghandi is controlling him well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Carano can do anything to dispel that myth.
Carano makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Carano.
Carano is looking to stand up but Ghandi isn't so interested in that idea.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Carano keeping moving, preventing Ghandi from controlling successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Ghandi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Carano 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gina Carano!