PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clin Cartwright (ranked 4146 p4p, 4792 weight class) and Test Nine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Test Nine has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cartwright
vs
Nine

171 cm
18
158
1 - 0 - 0

176 cm
18
165
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clin Cartwright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Test Nine!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nine wants to clinch but Cartwright slips to the side

and Cartwright counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Cartwright pushing down on Nine's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Nine looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cartwright working the head and body with strikes.
Cartwright working over Nine with some ground and pound. Nine looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cartwright is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cartwright slips a nice elbow through Nine's hands, connecting with Nine's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cartwright lands a nice short elbow.
Nine has hold of Cartwright's hands but Cartwright slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nine wants to improve his position but Cartwright is controlling well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cartwright takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Well, if Cartwright is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cartwright scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cartwright connects with a nice short shot to Nine's temple.
Cartwright is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cartwright connects with a nice short shot to Nine's temple.
Nine 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.
Cartwright seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nine is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cartwright scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nine taking some punishment here, with Cartwright in his half guard.
Cartwright winds up and cracks Nine with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Nine is rocked!

Cartwright is looking for a kimura but Nine is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cartwright to get the leverage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cartwright working over Nine with some ground and pound. Nine looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright lands strikes from half guard.
Cartwright lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nine is still in real trouble! Can Cartwright finish him?
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cartwright connects with a nice short shot to Nine's temple.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cartwright is controlling the pace.
Nine seems to have recovered his senses.
Cartwright slips a nice elbow through Nine's hands, connecting with Nine's forehead.
Cartwright winds up and cracks Nine with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cartwright keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cartwright lands a nice short elbow.
Cartwright lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Cartwright lands with a punch from half guard.

Cartwright is trying for a kimura here. Nine looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Cartwright wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Clin Cartwright!