PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Malachy Carey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scotty Catos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carey comes to the cage accompanied by March of Cambreadth. Malachy Carey has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Carey
vs
Catos

170 cm
21
134 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

175 cm
27
150 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Heavy handed

Kalashnikov Nutrition & Supplements (160Q)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malachy Carey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scotty Catos!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Catos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Catos throws a right hand that misses

and Carey counters with a nice double leg into side control. Catos won't be happy with that.
Catos tries to bench press Carey off him but Carey keeps the position.

Carey wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Catos, who protects the arm well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Catos is looking for a sweep.

Carey tries for a kimura but Catos is defending well.

Carey is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Catos has escaped the position, nice work there.

Carey wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Catos, who protects the arm well.
Catos is looking for a sweep.

Carey tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Carey has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Catos is looking to reverse the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Catos is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Carey looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Catos manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Catos seems to be working for a kimura but Carey defends the submission attempt.

Carey looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Carey is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Catos pulls his head out easily.
Carey tries to roll over but Catos keeps him under control.

Catos seems to be working for a kimura but Carey defends the submission attempt.

Catos is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carey slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Catos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Carey is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Catos defends well.

Catos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Carey had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Catos defends it easily.

Catos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Catos tries to stand but Carey is controlling from the bottom.

Carey is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Catos defends well.

Catos drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Catos jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Carey is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Catos is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Carey is tapping! Great win for Catos!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Scotty Catos!
A relieved looking Scotty Catos thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.