PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orange Juice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cain Carwin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Orange Juice's chin.

Juice
vs
Carwin

183 cm
23
220 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

194 cm
24
220 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Orange Juice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cain Carwin!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carwin has a takedown stuffed.
Juice thows a body shot but no joy.
A left and a right from Juice both land. Nice combination.
Juice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carwin moves away.
Carwin shoots in looking for a takedown. Juice tries to sprawl out of it but Carwin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Juice manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Carwin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Orange Juice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cain Carwin.
Juice defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Carwin.
Juice takes a swing at Carwin's ribcage but misses.
Carwin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Juice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carwin.
Juice lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Carwin at a distance.
Nice uppercut there from Juice.
Carwin has a takedown stuffed.
Juice looks to score with a jab to the body but Carwin is just out of range.
Carwin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Juice missing with a left hand there. Carwin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carwin fails with a takedown attempt.
Carwin tries to score with a low kick but Juice moves his leg out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Juice's waist but Juice gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Carwin off to one side.
Juice swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Juice swings for the body but Carwin moves out of range.
Carwin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Juice throws a body punch but Carwin moves out of range.
Carwin walks into a straight right hand from Juice.

It looks like Cain Carwin has been cut.
Juice connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Juice looks to throw the jab but Carwin is out of range.
No luck for Carwin with that takedown attempt.
Carwin looks gassed!
Nice takedown defense from Juice. No joy for Carwin on that attempt.
Carwin shoots in for a takedown but Juice shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Juice connects with a looping right hand.
Carwin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Juice misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carwin moves out of range of the strikes.
Carwin shoots in and drives through. Juice sprawls well.
Orange Juice is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carwin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No joy there for Juice, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Juice connects with a crisp jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juice thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carwin defending well as Juice loads up on a big left hand.
Carwin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Juice as he avoids it easily.

Carwin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Juice, pushing him back against the cage.
Carwin prevents a body shot from Juice.
Juice lands with a light punch inside.
Juice tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Juice.
Juice scores with a shot to the side of Carwin's head.
Juice tries to circle away but Carwin has him pinned against the cage.
Come on Carwin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Juice misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Juice has a couple of punches blocked by Carwin.
Carwin is trying desperately to land a takedown but Juice is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Carwin.
Juice working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Juice is trying to break the clinch but Carwin is controlling him.
Juice misses with a punch on the inside.
Juice lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Carwin or not.
Carwin blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin prevents Juice from breaking the clinch.

Juice pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carwin throws a leg kick but Juice sees it coming and moves out of range.
Juice connects with a right hand. Carwin shakes it off.
Juice misses with a hook.

Carwin clinches up with Juice and pushes him back against the cage.
Juice lands with a left to the head.
Juice fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Juice working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Carwin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Juice wants to get back to striking at distance but Carwin won't allow it.
Juice misses with a hook from the clinch.
Juice lands with a left to the head.
Carwin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Carwin blocking some punches.
Juice throws a punch but it's blocked by Carwin.
Juice misses with a short punch on the inside.

Carwin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No luck for Carwin with that takedown attempt.
Carwin moves out of range as Juice strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carwin fails with the takedown.
A telegraphed right hand from Juice misses the target.
Carwin dives in and grabs Juice's left leg, looking for a takedown. Juice pushes down on Carwin's head and hops out.
Carwin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Juice but Juice pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Juice misses with a wild combination.
Juice misses with a hook. Carwin ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Juice misses.
Juice throws a hook to the side of Carwin's head but Carwin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cain Carwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carwin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice takedown defense from Juice. No joy for Carwin on that attempt.
Carwin walks into a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Juice lands a right hook to the body.
Juice misses the jab.
Carwin slips a straight right by Juice.
Carwin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carwin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Juice pinned against the cage. Juice gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Juice swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Carwin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Orange Juice dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cain Carwin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Juice jabs Carwin right on the nose. Carwin blinks but takes it well.
Juice misses with a straight left.
Nice uppercut lands for Juice. That snapped Carwin's head back.
Juice scores with the left hand. Carwin knows he should have avoided that one.
Carwin shoots in for a takedown but Juice shows good takedown defense.
Juice misses with a straight left.
Juice punishes Carwin's body with a nice straight punch.
Juice takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Juice misses with a hook.
Juice lands with a nice body punch.
Juice looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Good exchange - Juice coming out on top.
Juice uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carwin.
Juice connects with the punch.

Carwin gets caught flat footed, as Juice shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Juice slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juice trying to control the position from guard on top but Carwin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Juice controls from within his opponent's guard.
Carwin keeping moving, preventing Juice from controlling successfully.
Carwin has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juice looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Juice slips nicely into half guard.

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.
Juice tries to pass the half guard into mount. Carwin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Juice wants to take a breather but Carwin is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Orange Juice dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cain Carwin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Carwin has managed to clinch.

Juice escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A lazy left from Juice finds it's target.
Orange Juice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carwin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Juice cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carwin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Juice counters with a left to the body.
Carwin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Juice counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Orange Juice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cain Carwin.
Carwin tries for a takedown but Juice sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Juice tests Carwin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Juice, as that shot connected.
Juice misses the shot to the body.
Juice throws a jab but it's blocked by Carwin.
Carwin shoots in looking for a takedown. Juice tries to sprawl out of it but Carwin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Juice manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Juice throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Juice works the jab nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carwin slips under a jab.
Juice displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Carwin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Juice connects with a right hand. Carwin shakes it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Juice does it's job there.
Juice keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Carwin ducks under a wild hook from Juice.
Juice throws a series of punches but Carwin moves out of range.
Juice throws the left hand but Carwin avoids the punch easily.
Carwin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Juice misses with a hook. Carwin ducked under it nicely.
Juice tests Carwin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Carwin defending well as Juice loads up on a big left hand.
Juice waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Carwin.
Carwin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Juice sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Juice keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Carwin slips a jab from Juice.
Juice swats away the attempt to clinch by Carwin.
Juice throws a jab when Carwin was well out of range.
Juice swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Juice.
Carwin swings for the body but Juice moves out of range.
Juice throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carwin.
Juice thows a body shot but no joy.
Juice thows a left - swing and a miss!
Juice throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carwin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carwin fails to land the takedown.
Juice connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Juice fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Carwin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Carwin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Juice circles away.
Carwin shoots and misses
and Juice connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Juice swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Juice throws a nice looking combination but Carwin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fighters circling - Juice throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Donk. Juice catches Carwin right on the button with a cross.
Juice stalks Carwin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Carwin's face. Carwin staggers backwards, shaken.
Juice 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.
Nice jab there from Juice.
Carwin fails with the takedown
and Juice counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juice connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Juice is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Carwin fails with the takedown.
Carwin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Juice counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Juice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carwin manages to avoid it.
Juice throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Carwin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Carwin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Juice breaks the clinch.
Carwin misses with a takedown
and Juice makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Carwin tries for a takedown but Juice circles away easily
and Juice counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Carwin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
No joy there for Juice, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Juice thuds a left hand into Carwin's body.
Juice swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carwin throws a low kick but Juice avoids it.
Carwin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Juice counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juice looks to land a right hand but Carwin moved out of range.
Carwin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Juice throws a shot from downtown. Carwin moves away and avoids it.
Juice throws an overhand right that lands on Carwin's shoulder, as Carwin tries to avoid the shot.
Carwin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Juice counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Carwin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Juice.
Juice throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carwin.
Carwin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Juice looks to land a left hand but Carwin moved out of range nicely.
Juice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carwin moves away.
Juice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carwin has his takedown stuffed
and Carwin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carwin doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Juice counter with a right hand.
Cain Carwin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carwin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Carwin there as he acknowledges the shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Orange Juice showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Juice, 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Orange Juice!