PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gavin Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Harris
vs
Carwin

225 cm
24
250 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

200 cm
19
285 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good knees
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gavin Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shane Carwin!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carwin misses with an uppercut. Harris saw that one coming.
Carwin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Harris.
Carwin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Harris has closed the distance and engaged Carwin in a clinch.
Carwin is trying to break the clinch but Harris has him pressed against the cage.
Carwin wants to get back to striking at distance but Harris won't allow it.
Harris scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Shane Carwin has been cut.
Carwin wants to break free but Harris has control.

Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harris fails with an attempt to clinch.

Harris darts in and clinches Carwin up against the cage.

Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Carwin does it's job there.

Harris shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Harris was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Carwin is working to get back to half guard.
Carwin tries to hold on but Harris pushes him away.
Carwin sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris working Carwin over with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin is pressing down on Harris's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Carwin is trying to control the position but Harris postures up.

Carwin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Harris postures up.
Harris will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Harris gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Harris really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Harris takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Harris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carwin blocks a head kick by Harris.
Harris tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Carwin swivels and escapes.
Harris is looking to clinch but Carwin is avoiding it.
Harris gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Carwin.
Carwin tests Harris's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Harris closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carwin wants to stall.
Harris tries to land a knee to the head but Carwin blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris prevents Carwin from breaking the clinch.
Carwin tries to break the clinch but Harris is controlling the position.
Carwin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Carwin misses with the head strike.
Carwin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harris stalling in the clinch but Carwin improves position.
Carwin tries to break free but Harris pushes him back against the cage.
Carwin is trying to force a seperation but Harris has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carwin.
Carwin is trying to force a seperation but Harris has the dominant position.
Harris has Carwin pressed against the cage, preventing Carwin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Harris gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Harris with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carwin is trying to break free.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Carwin is trying to break free.
Carwin wants to break free but Harris has control.
Carwin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carwin has had enough of the clinch but Harris keeps him there for the moment.
Carwin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harris fails to pull guard.
A short right from Carwin.

Harris is rocked!
Carwin can't break the clinch.
Oh Harris is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Carwin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Carwin stalling in the clinch but Harris improves position.
Carwin is looking to break free of the clinch but Harris has double underhooks.
Carwin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris has Carwin pressed against the cage, preventing Carwin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Carwin lands with a short shot to the head.
Harris blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Carwin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carwin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carwin misses with a punch on the inside.
Harris with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Carwin throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris prevents Carwin from breaking the clinch.
Carwin misses with the head strike.
Carwin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Carwin throws a head punch that misses.
Harris keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Carwin's efforts to push away.
Harris seems to have got his legs back now.
Harris keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Carwin's efforts to push away.
Carwin has had enough of the clinch but Harris keeps him there for the moment.
Harris misses with a knee to the head.
Harris has Carwin pressed against the cage, preventing Carwin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Carwin working aggressively here.
Carwin is looking to break free of the clinch but Harris has double underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Carwin wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Carwin looking to stall.
Carwin blocks the elbow strike.
Carwin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Harris manages to break the clinch.
Carwin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Carwin.
Carwin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Carwin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Carwin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Harris takes one on the button.
Carwin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gavin Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carwin fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Harris to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Harris looks to clinch but Carwin throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Harris taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Shane Carwin!