PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Clint Cartwright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yves Jabouin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cartwright comes into the arena with Total Domination blaring out of the sound system. Jabouin has chosen Trobule On My Mind- Pusha T and Tyler The Creator as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Cartwright
vs
Jabouin

170 cm
24
141 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

175 cm
31
145 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clint Cartwright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yves Jabouin!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartwright fails with an attempt to clinch.

Cartwright instigates a clinch.
Cartwright wants a takedown.
Cartwright lands an uppercut.
Jabouin misses with a punch to the body.
Cartwright takes a shot to the head.
Cartwright lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cartwright wants to take the fight to the mat but Jabouin manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jabouin misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Jabouin.
Jabouin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cartwright.
Jabouin lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Cartwright on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Jabouin fails to land.
Jabouin misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cartwright throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jabouins head.
Jabouin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jabouin misses with the head strike.
Cartwright blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cartwright wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clint Cartwright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cartwright blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cartwright swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cartwright.
Cartwright wants a takedown.
Cartwright drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jabouin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jabouin swats away the attempt to clinch by Cartwright.
Jabouin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cartwright tries to clinch but Jabouin is having none of it.
Jabouin throws out a counter right but Cartwright avoids it with no problem.
Cartwright wants to clinch up but Jabouin keeps it at a distance.

Cartwright clinches with his opponent.
Jabouin misses with some punches.
Jabouin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cartwrights head.
Cartwright is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cartwright has Jabouin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jabouin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Jabouin is fighting off a takedown attempt but Cartwright is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Jabouin to the mat. Jabouin regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cartwright landing some decent shots from guard.
Cartwright stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jabouin swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cartwright throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cartwright missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've been hearing that Cartwright has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Cartwright throws a big elbow that misses.
Jabouin is trying to keep Cartwright in close.
Cartwright connects with a couple of short punches.
Cartwright working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Cartwright postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jabouin is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Cartwright, into his guard.
Cartwright is looking to stand up but Jabouin isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cartwright has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Jabouin has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Jabouin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jabouin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jabouin misses with some punches.
Jabouin swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Cartwright has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Jabouin regains guard immediately.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cartwright in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cartwright working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jabouin's head.
Jabouin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cartwright. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jabouin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cartwright lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jabouin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jabouin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cartwright.
Cartwright with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jabouin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cartwright postures up.
Cartwright postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cartwright loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jabouin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jabouin seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Cartwright looking to sit in guard and control but Jabouin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jabouin wanted to stand there but Cartwright had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Clint Cartwright will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Cartwright wants to clinch.
Jabouin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cartwrights jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cartwright walks into a straight right hand from Jabouin.
Cartwright tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jabouin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jabouin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jabouin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cartwright stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jabouin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cartwright tries to clinch up but Jabouin circles away and keeps his distance.
Cartwright moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromJabouin.

Cartwright moves into the clinch.
Jabouin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jabouin scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cartwright.
Jabouin lands a left hand.
Cartwright misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jabouin.
Cartwright tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jabouin working aggressively here.
Jabouin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jabouin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cartwright has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jabouin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cartwright tries for a takedown but Jabouin manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clint Cartwright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cartwright drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jabouin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jabouin swings wildly with an uppercut but Cartwright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jabouin is leaning against Cartwright and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cartwright swings wildly with an uppercut but Jabouin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jabouin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cartwrights head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabouin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cartwrights head.
Jabouin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jabouin lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Jabouin.
Jabouin tries a body shot but Cartwright blocks it.
Cartwright goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jabouin prevents it.
Jabouin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cartwright is working for takedown but Jabouin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jabouin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jabouin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cartwright blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cartwright.
Jabouin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cartwright working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jabouin has a couple of punches blocked by Cartwright.
Jabouin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jabouin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cartwright misses with the head strike.
Jabouin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jabouin tries to throw a body punch but Cartwright avoids it by throwing Jabouin back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jabouin is working Cartwright over against the cage.
Jabouin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cartwright is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jabouin is defending well.
Jabouin throws a head punch that misses.

Cartwright has picked Jabouin up - he's going for a ride! Cartwright dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Cartwright looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Clint Cartwright overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jabouin tries to roll over but Cartwright keeps him under control.
Jabouin is trying to maintain the position but Cartwright is very close to passing his half guard.
Jabouin is refusing to be controlled, as Cartwright sits in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabouin tries to roll over but Cartwright keeps him under control.
Cartwright missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cartwright throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jabouin is looking to escape.
Jabouin is pressing down on Cartwright's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Cartwright is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jabouin is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jabouin has escaped and now he's on top!
Jabouin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cartwright wants to get back to his feet but Jabouin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yves Jabouin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!

Cartwright gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jabouin.
Jabouin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cartwright misses with some punches.
Cartwright misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Jabouin.
Jabouin scores with a hook to the body.
Jabouin misses with a punch to the body.
Jabouin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jabouin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cartwright backwards.
Jabouin misses with a body punch.
Jabouin misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jabouin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Jabouin.
Jabouin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jabouin has a couple of punches blocked by Cartwright.
A short uppercut from Jabouin.
Cartwright misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jabouin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jabouin.
Jabouin misses with a punch to the body.
Cartwright lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jabouin misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jabouin.
A head punch on the inside from Jabouin fails to land.
Jabouin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cartwright backwards.
Cartwright struggles to land a body shot inside as Jabouin controls his hands.
Jabouin pushes Cartwright back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cartwright misses with a short punch on the inside.

Jabouin is fighting off a takedown attempt but Cartwright is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Jabouin to the mat. Jabouin regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Cartwright postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jabouin is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Cartwright, into his guard.
Jabouin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cartwright manages to escape and get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cartwright is looking to clinch.
Cartwright uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jabouin.
Cartwright is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabouin keeps the fight on the outside.
Cartwright moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromJabouin.
Cartwright tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jabouin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Clint Cartwright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cartwright tries to clinch there but Jabouin circles away.
Jabouin looks to score with a jab to the body but Cartwright is just out of range.
Jabouin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jabouin counters with a big head kick but Cartwright shrugs it off.
Jabouin misses with a straight left.
Jabouin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jabouin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cartwright.
Cartwright is looking to clinch but Jabouin is avoiding it.
Cartwright is looking to clinch but Jabouin is avoiding it.
Yves Jabouin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cartwright wants to clinch up but Jabouin keeps it at a distance.
Cartwright sets himself, and Jabouin steps forward looking for the clinch! Cartwright avoids it this time.
Cartwright wants to clinch but Jabouin slips to the side
and Jabouin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jabouin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cartwright somewhat.
Cartwright sets himself, and Jabouin steps forward looking for the clinch! Cartwright avoids it this time.
Cartwright fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jabouin keeps the fight on the outside.
Jabouin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cartwright tries to clinch but Jabouin is having none of it.
Jabouin scores with a jab to the body.
Cartwright tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jabouin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jabouin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cartwright moves away.

Jabouin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jabouin scores with a shoulder strike.
Yves Jabouin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jabouin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cartwright misses with some punches.
Jabouin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jabouin tries a body shot but Cartwright blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yves Jabouin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jabouin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yves Jabouin!
After the fight, Yves Jabouin was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.