PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lynard Carlson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Muts Nutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Carlson
vs
Muts Nutz

189 cm
18
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

[†]FALCON CLOTHING[†]
Nutrition 101

Bird Of Prey Clothing
[†]FALCON CLOTHING[†]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lynard Carlson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, The Muts Nutz!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlson feints and then cracks Nutz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nutz down.
Carlson tries a head kick but it misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Carlson, right into the meat.

Carlson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Carlson showed some decent athleticism there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carlson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Nutz is staying active underneath Carlson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Carlson in particular looking to stall.
Carlson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Nutz tries to roll over but Carlson keeps him under control.
Carlson is just content to waste time from the top position. Nutz takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Carlson trying to control but Nutz is working from the bottom.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Lynard Carlson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
A swing and a miss from Carlson.
The fighters circling - Carlson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carlson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carlson throws a head kick that misses.
Nutz thows a left - swing and a miss!

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.
Nutz works over Carlson's head and body with a nice combination.

Nutz scores with a takedown into Carlson's guard.
Nutz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Carlson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nutz is in close to Carlson's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Carlson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Carlson wants to control the position but Nutz says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

Nutz is working for a kimura but Carlson is defending it quite comfortably.
Nutz trying to pass the guard but Carlson defending well.
Nutz looks gassed!
Nutz prevents Carlson from standing back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlson missing with punches from the bottom.
Carlson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nutz is looking to take a break and control but Carlson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nutz fails with a takedown attempt.
Nutz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carlson circles away quickly and effectively.
Carlson stuffs the takedown attempt from Nutz. Nutz gets slowly back to his feet.
Carlson tries a head kick but it misses.
Lynard Carlson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Carlson rushes Nutz and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Nutz wants to get back to striking at distance but Carlson won't allow it.
Nutz is trying to break the clinch but Carlson is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nutz tries to pull guard but Carlson holds him up against the ropes and eventually Nutz drops back down to his feet.
Lynard Carlson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Muts Nutz.

Carlson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nutz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Carlson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nutz to the mat! Nutz manages to get full guard.
Carlson tries to stand but Nutz is controlling from the bottom.
Carlson wants to control from the top but Nutz keeps moving.
Nutz controls Carlson momentarily but Carlson frees himself.
Carlson stays in close to Nutz's body and controls the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Carlson wants to get up but he can't break Nutz's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Carlson controlling from the top position.
Carlson trying to control the position from guard on top but Nutz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carlson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's six 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.
Carlson working some strikes from top position.
Carlson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nutz's guard.
Carlson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Nutz controls Carlson momentarily but Carlson frees himself.
Carlson trying to control the position from guard on top but Nutz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's seven 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.
An inside leg kick from Carlson misses.

Nutz gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Carlson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Carlson wants to stand and escape but instead Nutz has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Carlson is looking to stand up but Nutz isn't so interested in that idea.
Carlson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nutz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nutz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Carlson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Carlson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nutz on the ground.
Nutz postures up.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nutz advances to half guard.
Carlson is trying to stand back up but Nutz is controlling him
Nutz working Carlson over with strikes.
Carlson pushes Nutz off but Nutz dives into side control.
Carlson prevents Nutz from improving position.
Carlson bucks up and tries to throw Nutz off but instead Nutz has got his back!
Carlson has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Nutz throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Carlson!
Nutz is not going to allow Carlson to sit and survive in this position.
Nutz is looking to control Carlson but Carlson is wriggling around and keeping busy.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Nutz is working hard for the rear naked choke here.

Nutz working for a choke but Carlson is defending well.
Nutz keeps control of the position as Carlson tries to break free.
Nutz misses with punches from the back.
Carlson tries to break free.

Nutz is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Carlson trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Carlson is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lynard Carlson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Carlson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nutz counters with a two punch combo.
Nutz misses with a double jab

and Carlson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Nutz's guard now.
Carlson wants to control from the top but Nutz keeps moving.
Carlson wanted to stand there but Nutz had control of the position.

Nutz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Carlson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Nutz is working an open guard so Carlson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Nutz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like The Muts Nutz has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nutz on the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice takedown defense from Carlson. No joy for Nutz on that attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Carlson.
Carlson lands a high kick!
Carlson lands a head kick. Nutz smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Carlson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Nutz is rocked!
Carlson lands with a slapping head kick.
Nutz is still on wobbly legs! Can Carlson finish him?
Carlson shoots in looking for a takedown. Nutz tries to sprawl out of it but Carlson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Nutz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nutz seems to have recovered his senses.
Carlson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nutz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Carlson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nutz's head.
Carlson shoots in and drives through. Nutz sprawls well.
Nutz misses with a head kick.
Carlson tries to clinch but Nutz is having none of it.
Nutz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Carlson swivels and escapes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlson misses with a takedown attempt - Nutz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lynard Carlson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carlson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nutz sprawls well. Nutz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Carlson gets slowly back to his feet.
Carlson throws a head kick but Nutz moves out of range.
Nutz lands a jab to the nose.
Carlson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nutz.
Carlson tries to clinch but Nutz moves out of range.
Nutz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nutz throws a nice looking combination but Carlson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nutz takes a kick to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Carlson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nutz is refusing to be controlled, as Carlson sits in half guard.
Carlson trying to control from Nutz's half guard. Nutz has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nutz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Carlson defends well.
Carlson throwing strikes but missing.
Carlson trying to control but Nutz is working from the bottom.
Nutz wants to sweep here but Carlson controlling him for the moment.

That's four 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.
Nutz being controlled here, momentarily.
Carlson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Carlson is looking to stand up but Nutz won't let him.
Lynard Carlson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Carlson trying to control the position from guard on top but Nutz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Nutz had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Carlson is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Nutz Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Carlson's back instead.
Carlson holding both Nutz 's hands and preventing any damage.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nutz is trying to stick to Carlson's back but Carlson is turning into Nutz. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Nutz's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Carlson.
Nutz keeping full guard, as Carlson tries to pass.
Nutz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nutz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Carlson sitting in guard here, content to control.

Nutz is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Carlson rolls with it to try and escape but Nutz cranks on the arm and Carlson is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). The Muts Nutz!