PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Carey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christovski Bearchops (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Carey
vs
Bearchops

193 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

210 cm
21
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wayne Carey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Christovski Bearchops!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Carey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Bearchops scores a takedown into full mount!
Carey is trying desperately to improve position.
Carey is squirming around, avoiding Bearchops's attempts to control the action.
Bearchops really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Carey. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Carey in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Carey that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bearchops sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The referee warns Carey that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Bearchops gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carey stuns Bearchops with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Carey with a poor takedown

and Bearchops counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bearchops must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bearchops throws a big right hand that misses.
Carey keeping moving, preventing Bearchops from controlling successfully.
Bearchops won't allow Carey to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carey is breathing heavily.
Bearchops working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bearchops looking to sit in guard and control but Carey gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bearchops looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bearchops has control of Carey's left arm, preventing Carey from doing any damage.
Bearchops trying to keep a closed guard but Carey is proving a slippery customer.
Bearchops bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Carey's guard.
Bearchops wants to control from the top but Carey keeps moving.
Bearchops wanted to stand there but Carey had control of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carey avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Carey might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bearchops wants to stand but Carey is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bearchops landing some decent shots from guard.
Bearchops advances position into side control!
Bearchops working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Carey taking a bit of punishment here - Bearchops scoring with strikes.
Bearchops is looking to take a break and control but Carey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Carey takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Bearchops stands up.

Bearchops shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bearchops showed some decent athleticism there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bearchops drops an elbow to the side of Carey's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christovski Bearchops dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bearchops goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bearchops throws a front kick aimed at Carey's knee but Carey avoids it well.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Carey tries to break free but Bearchops pushes him back against the cage.
A short left from Bearchops.

Bearchops pulls guard effortlessly.
Bearchops lands a good elbow from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bearchops wants to sweep but no luck.

Bearchops pushes Carey off and gets back to his feet.
Carey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bearchops paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bearchops swinging wilding here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carey tries to clinch

and Bearchops counters by moving into the clinch.

Bearchops has picked Carey up - he's going for a ride! Bearchops dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Bearchops stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
No luck for Bearchops with that takedown attempt.

Bearchops looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Carey!
Bearchops pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Carey prevents Bearchops from taking his back.
Bearchops looking to control but Carey is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Christovski Bearchops has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bearchops controlling from mount.
Bearchops lands a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bearchops tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Bearchops has control of Carey's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Carey regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Bearchops has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bearchops sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

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.
Bearchops trying to control but Carey is having none of it.

Despite being in the dominant position, Christovski Bearchops just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Bearchops closes the distance and pushes Carey back into the cage.

Bearchops manages to break the clinch.
Carey tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Bearchops counters with a takedown into side control.

Bearchops decides to take the fight back to the feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bearchops scores with a hook.
Bearchops throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christovski Bearchops showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bearchops darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Bearchops there.
Bearchops is thwarting Carey's attempts to control the position.
Bearchops wants to free his trapped foot but Carey is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bearchops takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bearchops is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bearchops passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Carey!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bearchops looking to control but Carey is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bearchops takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Bearchops working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Carey is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

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.
Bearchops lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bearchops looking to control and managing it successfully.

Bearchops with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Bearchops controlling the pace for now.
Bearchops has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Carey's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bearchops sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bearchops looking to control but Carey is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bearchops with shots to the head and body - Carey looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bearchops with the ground and pound from mount.
Bearchops scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bearchops scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bearchops cracks Carey with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bearchops controlling from the full mount.
Bearchops scoring with strikes but Carey is staying in there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carey is squirming around, avoiding Bearchops's attempts to control the action.
Wayne Carey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Christovski Bearchops is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bearchops controlling from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Christovski Bearchops comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bearchops has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 25:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 25:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christovski Bearchops!