PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Carden (ranked 2161 p4p, 3450 weight class) and Jeff Winslow (ranked 276 p4p, 402 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Carden might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Simple Man. Winslow has chosen Win In The End - Mark Safan as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Carden
vs
Winslow

174 cm
22
165
5 - 5 - 0

180 cm
21
157
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Silverback Sweatshop
Stoner's Killer Apparel

Conquer
Conviction

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Carden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeff Winslow!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carden misses with a hook. Winslow ducked under it nicely.
Winslow moves out of range as Carden strikes.
Winslow fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Winslow defending well as Carden loads up on a big left hand.
Carden gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Winslow.
Winslow moves into range and connects with a jab.
Winslow has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Carden is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Carden throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Winslow blocks a jab.
Carden shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Winslow as he avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Carden.
Winslow takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Carden misses with a body shot
and Winslow counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carden. Winslow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carden scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carden swings widly with a right hand
and Winslow counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Winslow lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Winslow works the jab nicely.
Winslow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Winslow! But no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winslow slips a straight right by Carden.
Carden's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Winslow connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Carden scrambles back to his feet.
Winslow lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Winslow shoots for a double leg takedown but Carden sprawls well. He's pushed Winslow's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Carden misses with a series of wild punches.
Carden throws a big shot that misses.
Winslow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carden.
Winslow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carden.
Carden misses with a straight right.
Carden takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Winslow sizes up Carden with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Carden looks to land a left hand but Winslow moved out of range nicely.
Carden lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carden misses with a straight right.
Carden jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carden misses with an uppercut
and Winslow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Winslow paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carden. Winslow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Winslow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Winslow with a lazy takedown attempt
and Carden counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Carden closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Winslow wants to control but Carden postures up.
Winslow tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Winslow is not content to let Carden control the position.
Winslow is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Winslow is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Carden scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carden missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Carden seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Winslow is trying to get back to full guard.
Winslow is looking to control Carden's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Winslow avoid being mounted?
Carden lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Carden controlling the action here.

Winslow looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Carden working over Winslow with some ground and pound. Winslow looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winslow trying to control from the bottom.

Winslow looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Winslow slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Winslow wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Winslow looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Carden missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Winslow is trying to control the position but Carden postures up.
Carden chips away with some ground and pound.
Carden wants to control from the top but Winslow keeps moving.
Winslow working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carden.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Thomas Carden will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A big left from Carden misses.
Carden swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carden showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Winslow.
Carden lands with a good body shot.
Carden throws a jab when Winslow was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Winslow. Carden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Winslow scores with a three punch combo!
Carden misses with a wild body shot.
Carden misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Winslow lands.
Winslow lands a glancing blow to the side of Carden's head.
Winslow throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Winslow misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carden thuds a left hand into Winslow's body.
Carden throws a lazy uppercut
and Winslow counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winslow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch combination from Carden misses.
Carden takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've been told by Carden's head coaches at California Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Carden ducks under a wild hook from Winslow.
Winslow blocks a jab.
Winslow has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Carden finds it's way round the side to connect with Winslow's head.
Winslow scores with a jab. Carden acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Winslow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Winslow moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Winslow was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Carden moves into the clinch.
Carden keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Winslow's efforts to push away.
Carden controlling the action here for a moment.
Carden goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carden lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Winslow has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Carden avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Carden looking to throw knees to the head but Winslow is blocking nicely.
Carden gets through Winslow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winslow is working for takedown but Carden is calmly controlling the position for now.
Carden lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carden.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carden.
Carden lands a shot to the body.
Carden lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carden.
Carden lands a hook that snaps the head of Winslow backwards.
Carden prevents Winslow from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Carden on the inside.

Winslow breaks from the clinch.
Winslow is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Winslow uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winslow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Winslow lands with a hook. Carden tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Carden lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Carden.
Winslow lands a lovely overhand right.
Winslow connects with a good right hand that stumbles Carden. Carden circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Carden throws a body shot but no joy.
Carden lands a really nice looking cross but Winslow seems unphased.
Winslow might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Winslow slaps away a takedown attempt from Carden, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Carden takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Carden jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carden throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Winslow stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jeff Winslow seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Carden forces Winslow back against the cage and clinches.
Winslow is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winslow tries to pull guard but Carden holds him up against the cage and eventually Winslow drops back down to his feet.
Thomas Carden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Winslow.
Carden is struggling to control the position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carden.
Winslow wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Carden with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Winslow is trying to pull guard but Carden turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carden.
Carden lands with a short shot to the head.
Carden scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Carden lands a shot to the body.
Winslow wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Carden has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carden lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Carden effectively controlling the action here.
Winslow can't get the takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Carden dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Carden takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Carden takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Carden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Winslow can do to turn this around?
Winslow scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Carden moves into the clinch successfully.
Carden fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carden cracks Winslow with a nice body shot.
Carden works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hand to the body from Carden.
Thomas Carden has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Winslow has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Carden has Winslow pushed against the cage.
Carden presses Winslow against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winslow can't break the clinch.
Carden lands a shoulder strike.

Carden pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Winslow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carden manages to avoid it.
Carden takes a swing at Winslow's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winslow doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Winslow lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Winslow looks to score with a jab to the body but Carden is just out of range.
Winslow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carden takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Carden throws a jab when Winslow was well out of range.
Winslow swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Carden looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Carden loads up on a big right hand but Winslow slips the punch.
Carden throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Winslow on the side of the head.
Winslow paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Carden throws a jab when Winslow was well out of range.
Carden throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice body punch from Winslow.
Winslow works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carden bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Winslow's head.
Jeff Winslow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carden looks to land a right hand but Winslow moved out of range.
Winslow throws a body punch but Carden moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Carden on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Carden lands the left hand.
Carden on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Carden shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Winslow napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Carden trying to control the action but Winslow is working from the bottom.
Winslow tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Carden wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Winslow is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Carden's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Carden takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carden wants to take a breather but Winslow is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winslow trying to control but Carden postures up.
Carden working Winslow over with strikes.
Winslow is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Winslow slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Carden trying to control but Winslow is working from the bottom.
Carden landing with the ground and pound.
Winslow is trying to keep Carden in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Carden trying to control but Winslow is working from the bottom.
Winslow being controlled here, momentarily.
Carden scoring with some ground and pound.

Winslow looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Carden passes into half guard.
Winslow wants to control but Carden is keeping busy.
Thomas Carden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carden is stalling here. Winslow is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Carden seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Winslow has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Carden is trying to control Winslow's posture but Winslow avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Carden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Carden, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Carden!
Thomas Carden made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Man that boy was talking a bunch of crap before this fight. But I came out here and showed his ass how we country boys do it. Line me up another one. Yeehaaw!'.
Jeff Winslow spoke after the fight, saying 'Congratulations. Great fight.'.