PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Blower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Carwin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Better Think Again. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Carwin
vs
Blower

190 cm
23
240 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

196 cm
22
272 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Carwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dean Blower!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carwin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carwin scores with the left hand. Blower knows he should have avoided that one.
Carwin lands with a nice combination. Blower backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Dean Blower has been cut.
Carwin misses with a wild combination.
Carwin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blower keeps the fight on the outside.
Blower fails with a takedown attempt.

Carwin moves into range and clinches up with Blower.
Blower has Carwin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Carwin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Blower has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Carwin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Chris Carwin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Blower.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Carwin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Blower drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Carwin is trying to keep Blower in close.
Blower stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carwin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Carwin is trying to keep Blower in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blower trying to control but Carwin is working from the bottom.
Carwin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Blower loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Blower trying to control the position from guard on top but Carwin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Carwin tries to work over Blower's front leg with a kick but Blower checks it.
Carwin is looking to clinch.
Blower circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blower circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blower circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blower throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carwin.
Blower looks gassed!
The fight stays on the outside here - Carwin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carwin is looking to clinch but Blower is avoiding it.
Carwin tries to clinch but Blower is having none of it.
Carwin doesn't manage to clinch there - Blower circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Carwin has closed the distance and engaged Blower in a clinch.

Carwin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carwin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carwin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blower closes the distance and clinches up with Carwin, looking for a takedown. Blower pushes Carwin against the cage but Carwin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Carwin tries to clinch but Blower moves out of range.
Carwin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blower slips a jab and a cross from Carwin.
Carwin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Blower on the side of the head.
Blower throws a right and a left that Carwin avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Blower.
Blower circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carwin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blower tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carwin clinches but Blower breaks the clinch

and Blower holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Blower tries a body shot but Carwin blocks it.
Carwin misses with a knee to the head.

Carwin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blower paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blower circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carwin is looking to clinch but Blower is avoiding it.
Carwin wants to clinch

and Blower counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Carwin's guard now.
Carwin is looking to stand up but Blower isn't so interested in that idea.
Carwin controls Blower momentarily but Blower frees himself.
Carwin throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Carwin working a defensive guard here.
Carwin is really struggling to control Blower but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Blower sitting in guard here, content to control.
Carwin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Blower passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carwin can't do much from the bottom here.
Carwin wants to get back to his feet.
Carwin regains half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Blower lands a nice short elbow.
Blower missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Carwin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Blower postures up in Carwin's guard and throws a big left but Carwin blocks it.

Carwin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blower is in close to Carwin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Carwin pulls Blower in close to prevent any damage.
Blower postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Carwin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dean Blower's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Blower misses with a series of wild punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Carwin.
Nice defenses there by Carwin.
Carwin tries to clinch
and Carwin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carwin tries to clinch

and Blower moves into the clinch.
Blower is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Knees in the clinch landing for Carwin.
Carwin lands a knee to the body.

Carwin breaks the clinch.
Carwin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blower looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Blower circles away from the clinch attempt
and Blower counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Carwin is looking to clinch.
Chris Carwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blower throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carwin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blower.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Carwin forces Blower back against the cage and clinches.
Blower is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Carwin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Carwin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blower has him pressed against the cage.
Carwin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Blower lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blower takes an elbow to the forehead.
Carwin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Chris Carwin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Blower.
Carwin wants to break free but Blower has control.
Blower stalling in the clinch.
Carwin looking to throw knees to the head but Blower is blocking nicely.
Blower changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Carwin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carwin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carwin doesn't manage to clinch there - Blower circles away.
Blower showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carwin.
Blower throws a right hand that Carwin ducks under and follows up with a left that Carwin also avoids with ease.
Blower tries to clinch there but Carwin circles away.
Carwin wants to clinch.
Carwin tries to clinch up but Blower circles away and keeps his distance.

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.
Carwin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Blower moves into the clinch.
Carwin trying to land knees to the body.
Carwin cracks Blower with a nice body shot.
Carwin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blower lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Carwin or not.

Blower pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carwin tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Blower counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Blower.
Carwin looking to throw knees to the head but Blower is blocking nicely.
Carwin has had enough of the clinch but Blower keeps him there for the moment.
Blower is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Carwin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Blower prevents Carwin from breaking the clinch.

Blower is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Carwin can't fight it off and eventually Blower manages to take the fight to the floor. Carwin looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Blower trying to control but Carwin is working from the bottom.
Blower postures up in Carwin's guard and throws a big left but Carwin blocks it.
Blower in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blower prevents Carwin from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blower is pushing down on Carwin's leg trying to pass to half guard. Carwin is fighting to maintain full guard but Blower has managed to sneak the leg through.
Blower lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Carwin manages to get to full guard.
Blower is fighting to break Carwin's control of his arms but Carwin is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Carwin wants to stand but Blower is controlling the position.
Blower stands and throws Carwin's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Blower working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Blower looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Blower prevents Carwin from escaping the position.
Carwin is looking to get back to his feet here but Blower is keeping cool and he's managed to take Carwin's back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carwin trying to control but not successfully.
Blower throwing damaging strikes from the back! Carwin could be in trouble here!
Carwin has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Blower tries to get the hooks in deep but Carwin pushed the leg off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dean Blower showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dean Blower's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Carwin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Carwin has had enough of the clinch but Blower keeps him there for the moment.
Blower blocks an elbow strike from Carwin.
Carwin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carwin crunches a lovely knee into Blower's ribcage.

Blower's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chris Carwin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Carwin takes the fight into the clinch.
Carwin works on Blower's body with a couple of short punches.
Carwin gets underhooks to prevent Blower's takedown attempt.
Carwin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blower is working for takedown but Carwin is calmly controlling the position for now.
A body shot lands from Carwin.
Carwin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Chris Carwin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Blower.
Blower is trying to break free.
Carwin scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A hook to the body from Carwin.
Blower looking for a takedown.
Carwin landing knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blower.
Blower takes a shot to the head.
Blower has Carwin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Carwin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Blower breaks the clinch.
Blower tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carwin was well out of range. Poor timing from Blower.
Carwin misses with a few strikes there.
Carwin clinches but Blower breaks the clinch

and Blower counters with a nice double leg into side control. Carwin won't be happy with that.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Blower working the ground and pound.

Blower decides to stand back up.

Blower tries to keep at a distance but Carwin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Blower drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Carwin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blower has him pressed against the cage.
Blower blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blower tries for a takedown. No joy.
Carwin is pressed up against the cage. Blower has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Carwin down to the mat. Carwin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Carwin moves into the clinch successfully.
Carwin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blower has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice body punch from Blower.
Carwin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Carwin lands an elbow inside that Blower shrugs off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carwin tries to land a knee to the head but Blower blocks with his arms.
Blower has Carwin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Carwin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Blower tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Blower is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Carwin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Blower breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Carwin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Carwin.
Carwin gets through Blower's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carwin swings wildly with an uppercut but Blower uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blower tries for a takedown. No joy.
Carwin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Blower.
Blower drops down looking for an ankle pick but Carwin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Carwin darts in trying to clinch

and Blower counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Carwin trying to hold on to Blower's head to control him but Blower postures up.

Blower has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Carwin defend it? Blower steps over the head and cranks it - Carwin is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Blower!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dean Blower!