PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Monty Carlo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Carlo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Give Life back to Music. Monty Carlo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Carlo
vs
Great

182 cm
19
182 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

187 cm
19
184 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Monty Carlo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Great!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Great shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Great shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Carlo pinned against the cage. Carlo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Carlo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Carlo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Carlo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Great pinned against the cage. Great gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Monty Carlo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Great throws a sloppy head kick and Carlo moves out of range easily.
Carlo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Great.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Carlo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Great looks to throw the jab but Carlo is out of range.
Carlo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Great avoids it really well and circles away.
Carlo dives in and grabs Great's left leg, looking for a takedown. Great pushes down on Carlo's head and hops out.

Great drives through with a takedown into guard.
Great trying to stand up but can't free himself from Carlo's guard.
Carlo seems keen to control Great's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Great wants to stand but Carlo is controlling his posture from full guard.

Carlo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Great is aware though and is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Great has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Carlo is proving hard to escape from.

Carlo has his foot on Great's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Great works his way back into a safe position though.
Great is looking to stand up but Carlo won't let him.

Carlo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carlo controlling Great's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Great has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Carlo is proving hard to escape from.
Great won't allow Carlo to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Carlo shoots in and drives through. Great sprawls well.
Carlo slips a jab and a cross from Great.
Great misses with a jab, cross combination.
Great throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Carlo on the side of the head.
Great shoots and misses

and Carlo counters with a single leg into guard. Great didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carlo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Carlo trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Great manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Carlo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Great passes into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but The Great will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Carlo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Great defends it nicely.
Carlo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Great changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Carlo tries to avoid it but Great manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Carlo to the ground. Carlo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Great throws out a loose jab but Carlo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carlo fails with the takedown.
Great keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Monty Carlo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Great.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Great shoots in and drives through. Carlo sprawls well.
Great shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Carlo sprawls well. Carlo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Great gets slowly back to his feet.
Great throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Great tries to clinch but Carlo moves out of range.
Carlo stuffs the takedown attempt from Great. Great gets slowly back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Great.
Horrible takedown by Carlo or perhaps it was just good defense by Great which made him look bad.
Carlo moves out of range of the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Great pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carlo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Great's waist but Great gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Carlo off to one side.
No luck for Carlo with that takedown attempt.
Great stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Great wants it to stay on the feet.
Carlo shoots in looking for a takedown but Great manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Carlo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The Great is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice leg kick lands there from Great.
Great throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Carlo's waist but Carlo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Great off to one side.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Carlo is defended easily by Great.
Nice takedown defense from Carlo. No joy for Great on that attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Great counters with a head kick. That will keep Carlo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Great shoots in looking for a takedown. Carlo tries to sprawl out of it but Great keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Carlo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Great stuffs the takedown attempt from Carlo. Carlo gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
No luck for Great with that takedown attempt.
Great looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Great is fending him off so far but Carlo persists. Nope, Great circles away and we're back to standing.
Carlo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Great as he jumps to the side.
Great stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Great wants it to stay on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Great.

Carlo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Great was covering up waiting for the punch and Carlo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carlo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but The Great will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Carlo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Great misses with a takedown attempt - Carlo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A punch combination from Great misses.
Carlo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Great as he jumps to the side.
Great doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Carlo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Carlo.
Carlo throws a big elbow that misses.
Carlo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Great keeping moving, preventing Carlo from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Monty Carlo.
Great avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Great tries to clinch but Carlo is having none of it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Carlo.
Carlo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Monty Carlo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Great.
Great fails with a takedown attempt.
Great pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Carlo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Monty Carlo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Carlo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Great works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Carlo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Great keeping moving, preventing Carlo from controlling successfully.

Great wriggles free and stands up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Great looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Great scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Great takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Great has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Carlo tries for a takedown but Great sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Great swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carlo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Great circles away.
Carlo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Great as he avoids it easily.
Carlo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Great shoots in looking for a takedown. Carlo tries to sprawl out of it but Great keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Carlo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Carlo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carlo trying to control from Great's half guard. Great has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carlo trying to control the position from guard on top but Great is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
Monty Carlo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Great 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... The Great!