PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between shane carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tee Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bone is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Somebody's gonna get it. Tee Bone is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

carwin
vs
Bone

210 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
195 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 Los Angeles, shane carwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tee Bone!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bone scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bone tries to pass the half guard into mount. carwin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
carwin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bone is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
carwin wants to improve his position but Bone is controlling well.
carwin is trying to maintain the position but Bone is very close to passing his half guard.
Bone trying to control the action but carwin is working from the bottom.
Bone moves nicely into side control.
carwin tries to bench press Bone off him but Bone keeps the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Bone shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Bone has control of carwin's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and carwin regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bone has control of carwin's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and carwin regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Bone with the ground and pound from mount.
Bone looking to ground and pound but carwin is blocking nicely.
carwin swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
carwin is squirming around, avoiding Bone's attempts to control the action.

Bone is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but carwin is surviving well by controlling Bone's body position as best he can.
Bone looks gassed!
carwin trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's two 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.
Bone can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as carwin is looking to escape.

Bone is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But carwin has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from carwin!
Bone looking for a sweep. Not yet Bone, not yet.
carwin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
carwin trying to control but Bone is working from the bottom.
Bone is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
carwin won't allow Bone to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bone wants to improve his position but instead carwin has moved into half guard.
Bone tries to get to full guard but carwin has control of the leg.
carwin content to control rather than advance.

carwin seems to be working for a kimura but Bone defends the submission attempt.
carwin winds up and cracks Bone with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

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.
Bone is looking to improve his position.
Bone regains full guard. Nicely done.

Bone escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. carwin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
carwin works over Bone with some ground and pound from guard.
carwin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
carwin tries to move into full mount but can't pass Bone's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tee Bone dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

carwin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice sprawl there from Bone as carwin shoots in.
carwin shoots for a double leg takedown but Bone sprawls well. He's pushed carwin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for shane carwin. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bone drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bone is stalling in the full guard.

Bone stands and steps away. carwin gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Bone decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bone uses his free foot to push down on carwin's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for carwin.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bone cracks carwin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Bone looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone cracks carwin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
carwin is desperately trying to improve his position but Bone has a good base and remains in mount.

Bone jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… carwin is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by carwin and Bone has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Bone in side control, throwing shots but carwin defends.
carwin is not content to let Bone control the position.
carwin struggling a bit here.

That's two 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.
carwin throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.

Bone tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
carwin stops Bone from passing to mount.
Bone working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bone tries to advance to mount but carwin denies him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
carwin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Bone decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in carwin's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

carwin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bone prevents carwin from getting back to his feet.
Bone slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
carwin tries to escape but Bone is in control.

Bone stands up.
Bone tries to clinch there but carwin circles away.
carwin swats away the attempt to clinch by Bone.

That's four 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.
No joy there for Bone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good work by Bone as he checks the leg kick.
carwin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. carwin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bone moves in looking to clinch but carwin pushes him off.

Bone scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bone passes to full mount! That's big trouble for carwin!
carwin tries to lock up and control but Bone gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bone fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
carwin tries to hold on but Bone postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bone wants to control the pace but carwin is squirming around nicely.
Bone prevents carwin from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tee Bone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Bone scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Bone wants to work for an arm triangle but carwin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bone stops carwin from getting back to his feet.
carwin is refusing to be controlled, as Bone sits in half guard.
Bone trying to pass the guard but carwin defending well.
carwin manages to get to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bone prevents carwin from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. carwin is keeping the position for now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bone fails with the takedown.
carwin with a poor takedown

and Bone decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in carwin's guard.

Bone stands up and waves to carwin to follow him.

Bone shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bone showed some decent athleticism there.
carwin is looking for a sweep. Bone is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bone seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bone passes to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone tries to move into full mount but can't pass carwin's legs.
Bone wants to lay and pray for a moment but carwin keeps working.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Bone looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Tee Bone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
carwin is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
carwin pushes Bone off looking to stand but Bone dives back in and keeps control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Bone fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. carwin sprawls well initially but Bone persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bone is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bone is pressing down on carwin's thigh, looking to free his foot. carwin is holding on for now.

Bone is looking for a kimura but carwin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bone to get the leverage.
Bone is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bone is looking to advance position but carwin won't allow it.
Bone is keen to just control but carwin is a slippery customer.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tee Bone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bone has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tee Bone!