PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Callum Cartwright (ranked 24999 p4p, 4264 weight class) and Gordon Hurst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Cartwright
vs
Hurst

188 cm
18
255
0 - 2 - 0

195 cm
18
285
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

IC&E Nutrition

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Callum Cartwright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gordon Hurst!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurst misses with a straight left.
Hurst stuffs the takedown attempt from Cartwright. Cartwright gets slowly back to his feet.
Cartwright defending well as Hurst loads up on a big left hand.
Hurst moves out of range of the strikes.
Cartwright dodges the punch combination from Hurst.
Hurst moves out of range as Cartwright strikes.
Cartwright looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hurst just misses with a punch to the body.
Hurst cracks a nice hook into Cartwright's ribs.
Hurst avoids the body shot from Cartwright.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartwright shoots in but no luck this time.
Cartwright lands the left hand.
Cartwright misses with a straight left.
Cartwright shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Callum Cartwright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cartwright fails with the takedown.
Gordon Hurst is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurst fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cartwright lands with a nice body punch.
Hurst misses with a wild combination.
Cartwright drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hurst sprawls and moves away.
Hurst dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cartwright throws the left hand but Hurst avoids the punch easily.
Hurst throws a looping overhand right but Cartwright ducks down to avoid it.
Hurst scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cartwright doesn't seem bothered though.
Hurst throws a hook but Cartwright blocks it.
Hurst tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cartwright swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cartwright fails with the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurst stuffs the takedown.
Hurst throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cartwright staying out of range there.
Hurst connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cartwright momentarily.
Hurst throws out a powerful jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hurst is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cartwright closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hurst circles away.
Hurst swings for the body but Cartwright moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hurst looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cartwright shoots in for a takedown but Hurst shows good takedown defense.
Hurst is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Cartwright throws a right hand that misses

and Hurst holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Hurst.
Cartwright is breathing heavily.
Hurst misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Hurst fails to land.
Hurst taking a breather.
Cartwright prevents a body shot from Hurst.
Cartwright drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hurst gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cartwright tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hurst just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cartwright could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hurst prevents the takedown attempt.
Hurst misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cartwright tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hurst just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cartwright has Hurst pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hurst manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hurst struggles to land a body shot inside as Cartwright controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurst is looking to control Cartwright's arms but Cartwright gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hurst has his back to the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hurst.
Cartwright blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Hurst on the inside.
Cartwright is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hurst's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Hurst tries to throw a body punch but Cartwright avoids it by throwing Hurst back against the cage.
Cartwright blocks an uppercut.
Hurst lands with a short shot to the head.
Hurst misses with a punch to the body.
Hurst lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hurst misses with some punches.
Cartwright is working for takedown but Hurst is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hurst prevents the takedown attempt.
Hurst throws a punch but it's blocked by Cartwright.
Hurst prevents a takedown attempt there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gordon Hurst dominated that round.
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.

Hurst throws a body punch but Cartwright moves out of range.
Hurst has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hurst scores with a jab. Cartwright acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hurst stuffs the takedown.
Hurst tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cartwright was well out of range. Poor timing from Hurst.
Cartwright tries to counter with a takedown but Hurst is quick to defend against it.
Hurst shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gordon Hurst seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Hurst gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cartwright stopping the sweep attempt from Hurst.
Cartwright cracks Hurst with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurst looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cartwright is one step ahead there.
Hurst utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hurst is trying to keep Cartwright in close.
Cartwright throws a big elbow that misses.
Cartwright won't allow Hurst to sweep him here.
Cartwright passes Hurst's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Cartwright winds up and cracks Hurst with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Cartwright is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cartwright content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hurst 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright drops an elbow to the side of Hurst's head.
Cartwright slips a nice elbow through Hurst's hands, connecting with Hurst's forehead.
Cartwright winds up and cracks Hurst with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cartwright takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cartwright is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hurst tries to kick Cartwright off in order to stand up. Cartwright Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hurst down.

Cartwright is trying to get an arm triangle but Hurst is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Cartwright is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hurst knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Cartwright tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cartwright has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cartwright working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cartwright tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cartwright has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hurst is trying to get back to half guard.
Cartwright scoring with punches and elbows.
Hurst taking a bit of punishment here - Cartwright scoring with strikes.
Hurst taking a bit of punishment here - Cartwright scoring with strikes.

Hurst is rocked!
Cartwright has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cartwright scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Hurst is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Cartwright can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Callum Cartwright!