PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hector Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Carwin
vs
Pierre

190 cm
25
270 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

195 cm
23
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hector Carwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jay Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carwin misses with the combination.
Carwin misses with a two punch combination.
Carwin misses with a right hand
and Pierre counters with a one-two to the body.
Carwin takes a swing at Pierre's ribcage but misses.
Carwin misses with a two punch combination.
Carwin misses with the combination.
Pierre ducks under a wild hook from Carwin.
Carwin connects with a body shot.
Carwin throws a series of punches but Pierre avoids them all with ease.
Carwin throws a sloppy body shot
and Pierre counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
No luck for Pierre with that takedown attempt.
Carwin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pierre circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Jay Pierre has been cut.
Carwin throws an off balance right hand
and Pierre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carwin misses with a few strikes there.
Carwin is breathing heavily.
Carwin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Pierre drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Pierre looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Carwin tries to escape but Pierre is in control.

Pierre working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Pierre is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Carwin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Carwin is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

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

Pierre is trying to get an arm triangle but Carwin is defending well.
We've been hearing good reports from Carwin's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre prevents Carwin from escaping the position.

Pierre decides to stand back up. Pierre steps back and let's Carwin get back to his feet.
Carwin scores with a jab.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Carwin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pierre stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pierre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carwin lands a head shot.
Carwin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Carwin.
Hector Carwin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carwin misses with a straight left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carwin scores with a nice head shot.
Pierre takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Carwin misses with a two punch combination.
A punch lands to the side of Pierre 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Carwin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice shot by Carwin.
Pierre gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Carwin.
Carwin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pierre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector Carwin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jay Pierre's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Carwin throws a body punch but Pierre moves out of range.
Carwin digs a good hook to Pierre's body.
Carwin misses with a double jab
and Pierre counters with a two punch combo.
Carwin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pierre.
Carwin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pierre ducks under a wild hook from Carwin.
Carwin lunges at Pierre with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pierre's hand.
Pierre avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pierre shoots in but no luck this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pierre's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pierre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carwin.
Carwin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pierre walks into a straight right hand from Carwin.
Hector Carwin is winning the standup battle so far.
Carwin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pierre counters with a three punch combo that has Carwin backing up. Carwin nods at Pierre to acknowledge the strikes.
Carwin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pierre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carwin.
Carwin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pierre circles away quickly and effectively.
Carwin misses with a looping left.
Carwin with a nice cross.
Carwin cracks Pierre with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carwin throws a left and a right that both miss

so Pierre counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pierre throws an elbow that misses. Carwin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pierre's guard. Nice move by Carwin!
Carwin won't allow Pierre to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Carwin stands and steps away. Pierre gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Carwin misses with a wild combination.
Hector Carwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre moves out of range of the strikes.
Carwin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carwin misses with a series of wild punches.
Pierre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carwin.
A punch combination from Carwin misses.
Carwin misses with a right hand

and Pierre counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pierre.
Carwin can't keep his opponent in guard - Pierre advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Pierre is looking for a kimura but Carwin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pierre to get the leverage.
Carwin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Carwin tries to get out of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre throwing shots but Carwin is blocking nicely.
Pierre not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Pierre stands up and beckons Carwin to join him on the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carwin lands a body shot.
Pierre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carwin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pierre avoids the body shot from Carwin.
Carwin misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector Carwin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jay Pierre's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Carwin throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Pierre to counter with a crisp jab.
Carwin just misses with a punch to the body.
Hector Carwin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pierre will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pierre shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Carwin pinned against the cage. Carwin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Carwin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pierre.
Hector Carwin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Pierre.
Carwin lands a right hook to the body.
Pierre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carwin swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pierre was well out of range. Poor timing from Carwin.
Carwin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pierre counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Carwin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pierre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab lands there for Carwin.
Carwin works Pierre's body with a nice hook.
Carwin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pierre takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Carwin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carwin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carwin throws a combination that misses
and Pierre counters with a right hand to the body.
Jay Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carwin sizes up Pierre with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Carwin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pierre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carwin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pierre counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Carwin cracks Pierre with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Carwin misses with a wild combination.
Carwin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pierre.
Carwin connects with a body shot that sends Pierre's belly button to the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre fails with the takedown.
A jab lands there for Carwin.
Carwin scores with a jab to the head.
Pierre with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Carwin to score with a decent uppercut.
Carwin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Carwin tests Pierre's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pierre works over Carwin's head and body with a nice combination.
Carwin throws a shot to the body.
Hector Carwin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Carwin.
Carwin lands a two punch combo.
Pierre ducks under a wild hook from Carwin.
Carwin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pierre eats them both and turns towards Carwin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Pierre tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Carwin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carwin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pierre on the side of the head.
Pierre throws a series of punches but Carwin moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carwin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carwin lands with an overhand left.
Carwin slips a jab and a cross from Pierre.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hector Carwin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Carwin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Carwin!
The defeated Jay Pierre had this to say: 'God Bless'.