PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Barca Carthage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alvin Mack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvin Mack is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Carthage
vs
Mack

180 cm
19
175 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

185 cm
20
179 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Barca Carthage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alvin Mack!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mack takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Carthage cracks Mack with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mack tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Carthage counters with a right hand to the body.
Mack with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Carthage to score with a decent uppercut.
Carthage cracks Mack with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mack doesn't manage to clinch there - Carthage circles away.
Carthage swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Mack gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mack throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mack pushes off an throws an elbow but Carthage leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Carthage dodges an elbow strike from Mack.
Mack with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carthage lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mack backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carthage lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mack backwards.
Carthage avoids the elbow strike from Mack, against the cage.
Mack pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Carthage takes an elbow to the temple.
Carthage leaning his opponent against the cage.
Carthage taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mack looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mack tries a knee to the head but Carthage blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carthage is defending well for now.
Mack lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Barca Carthage has been cut.
Carthage digs a right hand into Mack's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mack's gas tank.
Mack misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carthage.
Carthage digs a right hand into Mack's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mack's gas tank.
Mack is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carthage is defending well for now.
Carthage is trying to stall.
Carthage is trying to push Mack away but Mack has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A right hook to the body lands for Carthage.

Carthage breaks the clinch.
Alvin Mack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mack tries to clinch up
and Carthage counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Alvin Mack has been cut.
Mack tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Carthage counters with a straight right hand.
Mack on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Carthage bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mack's head backwards.
Mack tries to clinch but Carthage moves away
and Carthage counters with a nice uppercut.

Mack is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carthage fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mack looks winded!
Carthage lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carthage lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Mack falls backwards - clearly groggy! Carthage dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barca Carthage!
Barca Carthage decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.