PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Garen Crownguard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and alessandro carrano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Garen Crownguard has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Garen Crownguard seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Crownguard
vs
carrano

185 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
18
183 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Garen Crownguard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, alessandro carrano!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
carrano wants to clinch
and Crownguard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
carrano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch lands to the side of carrano 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Crownguard falls off balance throwing a combination

and carrano counters with a head kick that drops Crownguard to the mat! Crownguard scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Crownguard is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from carrano misses.
carrano shoots in and drives through. Crownguard sprawls well.
carrano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
carrano wants to clinch
letting Crownguard counter with a right hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from carrano.
carrano throws a left and a right that both miss
and Crownguard counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
carrano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crownguard leaves carrano with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Garen Crownguard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of alessandro carrano.
Crownguard lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
carrano closes the distance but Crownguard moves to the side
and Crownguard counters with a straight right hand.
alessandro carrano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
carrano shoots in looking for a takedown. Crownguard tries to sprawl out of it but carrano keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Crownguard manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
carrano looks gassed!
carrano takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Crownguard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
carrano changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Crownguard tries to avoid it but carrano manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Crownguard to the ground. Crownguard escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crownguard misses with a few strikes there.
Danga de danga de dang - Crownguard scores with a four punch combination!
carrano looks to clinch
and Crownguard counters with a two punch combo.
carrano darts in trying to clinch
and Crownguard counters with a series of strikes. carrano will be more careful next time no doubt.
carrano shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Crownguard sprawls well. Crownguard wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. carrano gets slowly back to his feet.
carrano dodges the punch combination from Crownguard.
Crownguard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crownguard lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
carrano tries to clinch
and Crownguard counters with a left and a right that stings carrano.
carrano throws a sloppy head kick and Crownguard moves out of range easily.
Crownguard swinging wildly here.
carrano tries to clinch up
and Crownguard counters with a three punch combo that has carrano backing up. carrano nods at Crownguard to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice shot lands for Crownguard.
carrano shoots in and drives through. Crownguard sprawls well.

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.
A jab lands there for Crownguard.
carrano tries to clinch up
and Crownguard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
carrano looks to clinch
and Crownguard counters with a left to the body.
carrano tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Crownguard to counter with a crisp jab.
carrano shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Crownguard defends it nicely.
Crownguard lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but alessandro carrano will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Crownguard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent carrano stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
carrano looks to clinch
and Crownguard counters with a left and a right that stings carrano.
carrano throws a head kick but Crownguard moves out of range.
carrano fails with the takedown
letting Crownguard counter with a right hand.
Crownguard scores with a three punch combo!
Some wild striking there from Crownguard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crownguard scores with a crisp jab that stopped carrano in his tracks.
carrano looks to clinch
and Crownguard counters with a series of strikes. carrano will be more careful next time no doubt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crownguard leaves carrano with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
carrano tries a head kick but it misses.
Crownguard is working the combinations to good effect here.
Crownguard stuffs the takedown attempt from carrano. carrano gets slowly back to his feet.
Garen Crownguard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of alessandro carrano.
Crownguard scores with the left hand. carrano knows he should have avoided that one.
Crownguard misses with the combination.
carrano moves to clinch but Crownguard breaks away
and carrano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
carrano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crownguard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garen Crownguard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

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.
Crownguard throws a series of punches but carrano avoids them all with ease.
Crownguard feints a jab promting carrano to slip. Crownguard then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. carrano slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
carrano changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Crownguard tries to avoid it but carrano manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Crownguard to the ground. Crownguard escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
carrano tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Crownguard counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
carrano fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Crownguard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
carrano wants to clinch
and Crownguard counters with a two punch combo.
Crownguard circles away from the clinch attempt
and Crownguard counters with a left and a right that stings carrano.
Crownguard stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Crownguard wants it to stay on the feet.
Crownguard lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Crownguard.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from carrano is defended easily by Crownguard.
Crownguard is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Crownguard goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
carrano throws a combination that misses
and Crownguard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
carrano takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
carrano shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Crownguard as he avoids it easily.
Crownguard lands a jab to the head.
carrano tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Crownguard counters with a left to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
carrano lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Garen Crownguard dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

carrano shoots for a double leg takedown but Crownguard sprawls well. He's pushed carrano's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Crownguard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but carrano circles away quickly and effectively.
carrano tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Crownguard counter with a right hand.
Crownguard's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Crownguard duly obliges.
carrano throws a sloppy head kick
and Crownguard counters with a stiff right hand.
Crownguard moves out of range of the body kick from carrano.
Crownguard circles away from the clinch attempt
and Crownguard counters with a three punch combo that has carrano backing up. carrano nods at Crownguard to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
carrano shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Crownguard defends it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Crownguard lands an impressive looking overhand right. carrano doesn't seem phased though.
carrano closes the distance but Crownguard moves to the side
and Crownguard counters with a stiff right hand.
Garen Crownguard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crownguard lands with a nice combination. carrano backs away looking to recover.
carrano tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Crownguard counters with a one-two to the body.
Garen Crownguard is winning the standup battle so far.
Crownguard stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Crownguard wants it to stay on the feet.
Garen Crownguard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of alessandro carrano.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Crownguard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
carrano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
carrano tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Crownguard counters with a straight right hand.
Crownguard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by carrano.
carrano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
carrano wants to clinch
letting Crownguard counter with a right hand.
carrano tries to score a power double leg takedown but Crownguard sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten carrano somewhat.
carrano tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Crownguard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crownguard throws a one two combo.
carrano fails to land the takedown.
Crownguard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crownguard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but carrano moves away.
carrano wants to clinch but Crownguard slips to the side
and Crownguard counters with a series of strikes. carrano will be more careful next time no doubt.
Crownguard is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
carrano is looking to clinch.
carrano tries to clinch
and Crownguard counters with a straight right hand.
carrano tries to close the distance and clinch but Crownguard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

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.
Crownguard lands a two punch combo.
carrano tries to clinch
and Crownguard counters with a straight right hand.
carrano throws a sloppy head kick and Crownguard moves out of range easily.
Crownguard misses with a two punch combination.
Crownguard blocks a head kick by carrano.
Sloppy strikes from Crownguard. Those never looked like landing.
carrano will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
carrano darts in trying to clinch
and Crownguard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Garen Crownguard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Crownguard 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Garen Crownguard!