PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nolan Stuart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Sarmients (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carl Sarmients has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Stuart
vs
Sarmients

179 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

183 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid 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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nolan Stuart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Carl Sarmients!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stuart closes the distance and clinches.

Stuart escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A left lands for Sarmients.

It looks like Nolan Stuart has been cut.
Sarmients misses with a combination

and Stuart counters with a shoot takedown. Sarmients fights it but they end up in guard.

Stuart gets to his feet - Sarmients follows without any prompting.
Sarmients looks to clinch
and Stuart counters with a left to the body.

Sarmients manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Stuart on his heels. He'll look to pass Stuart's guard now, I'm sure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sarmients postures up in Stuart's guard and throws a big left but Stuart blocks it.
Sarmients throwing strikes but missing.

Sarmients avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Stuart is controlling Sarmients's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarmients wants to get up but he can't break Stuart's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sarmients missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sarmients loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sarmients's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sarmients loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sarmients throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sarmients accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sarmients accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stuart avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sarmients would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sarmients with a flurry of punches that miss.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sarmients darts in trying to clinch

and Stuart decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sarmients's guard.
Stuart has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Stuart controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Stuart's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stuart got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sarmients has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Stuart has managed to get both his arms back between Sarmients's legs - danger averted.

Sarmients looking for a guillotine here but Stuart defends easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stuart's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sarmients is on top in guard.

Sarmients trying to control the position from guard on top but Stuart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Stuart has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Sarmients is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Stuart keeps control of Sarmients as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Stuart breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sarmients tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stuart swats him away and circles back towards the center.
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 Nolan Stuart will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nolan Stuart's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sarmients shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Stuart manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Stuart has control of Sarmients's left arm, preventing Sarmients from doing any damage.
Sarmients throws a big right hand that misses.
Sarmients has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sarmients distracts Stuart with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sarmients looking to sit in guard and control but Stuart gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sarmients controls Stuart momentarily but Stuart frees himself.
Stuart showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stuart throwing strikes but missing.

Sarmients has an active guard here but Stuart has managed to pass into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sarmients blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stuart.
Stuart not doing much here.
Further stalling from Stuart.
Sarmients wants to get back to full guard but Stuart has mounted him!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stuart with a couple of short strikes.
Nolan Stuart overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sarmients sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

Stuart is looking for a kimura but Sarmients is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Stuart to get the leverage.
Sarmients blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stuart.
Stuart missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sarmients slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Sarmients throws his legs up looking for a submission but Stuart uses it to pass to side control.
Sarmients is breathing heavily.
Sarmients struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stuart is working Sarmients over with some ground and pound from side control.

Stuart is trying to get an arm triangle but Sarmients is defending well.
The strikes coming from Stuart are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sarmients is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Stuart is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Sarmients is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nolan Stuart dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nolan Stuart's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Stuart has taken the fight to the clinch.

Stuart's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carl Sarmients seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Sarmients.

Stuart tries to sprawl but Sarmients drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Sarmients throws a strike but Stuart avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Stuart is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stuart lands a nice short elbow.
Sarmients wants to improve his position but Stuart is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stuart looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Stuart has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Sarmients actively working from the bottom here.
Sarmients takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sarmients is trying is best to control the position here.
Stuart drops an elbow to the side of Sarmients's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Stuart is controlling the pace.
Sarmients avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stuart.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sarmients shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sarmients tries to free his leg and advance position but Stuart is retaining full guard.
Sarmients engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Stuart managing to control the position.
Carl Sarmients has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sarmients wants to stand and escape but instead Stuart has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sarmients had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Stuart defends it easily.
Stuart scoring with punches to the head and body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stuart lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nolan Stuart is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sarmients can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Stuart controls the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nolan Stuart.
Well Stuart has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nolan Stuart!