PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bradley Watson Carrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jussi Kantola (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.

Watson Carrera
vs
Kantola

187 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
21
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

Quality Nutrition Only - 150Q $40

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bradley Watson Carrera!
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, Jussi Kantola!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson Carrera is looking to slow Kantola down with leg kicks.
Kantola tries to close the distance and clinch up but Watson Carrera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kantola blocks a head kick by Watson Carrera.

Watson Carrera feints and as Kantola raises his hands in defense, Watson Carrera changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watson Carrera missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Watson Carrera postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Watson Carrera showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson Carrera throwing strikes but missing.
Kantola has momentary wrist control but Watson Carrera slips an elbow through the middle.
Watson Carrera is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Watson Carrera with a flurry of punches that miss.

Kantola is looking for a triangle but Watson Carrera pushes his legs off easily.
Watson Carrera is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Watson Carrera throws and elbow that misses. Kantola uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Watson Carrera's guard. Nice move by Kantola!
Watson Carrera on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Watson Carrera tries to get out of the position.
Watson Carrera pulls Kantola in to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Watson Carrera has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kantola can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Watson Carrera looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Watson Carrera trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Watson Carrera is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Watson Carrera looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Watson Carrera is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Watson Carrera looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Watson Carrera avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Watson Carrera looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kantola passes into half guard.
Watson Carrera is positioning himself well to prevent Kantola advancing to mount.
Watson Carrera wants to control but Kantola is keeping busy and won't allow it.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Bradley Watson Carrera just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Kantola shoots in and bounces Watson Carrera off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson Carrera is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kantola trying to control but Watson Carrera is working from the bottom.
Watson Carrera has control of Kantola's left arm, preventing Kantola from doing any damage.

Watson Carrera has his foot on Kantola's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kantola works his way back into a safe position though.
Kantola preventing the sweep.
Watson Carrera pulls Kantola in close to his closed guard and prevents Kantola from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bradley Watson Carrera dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Watson Carrera throws a right and a left that both miss.
Watson Carrera throws a right and a left that Kantola avoids nicely.
Kantola looks for a takedown but Watson Carrera sprawls well.
Kantola looks for a takedown but Watson Carrera sprawls well.
Watson Carrera slaps away a takedown attempt from Kantola, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bradley Watson Carrera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jussi Kantola.
Kantola keeps the fight on the outside.
Kantola misses with a takedown attempt

and Watson Carrera counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kantola's guard now.
Watson Carrera passes Kantola's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Watson Carrera scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kantola is breathing heavily.
Watson Carrera takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Watson Carrera performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Watson Carrera knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kantola on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson Carrera missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Watson Carrera lands a nice short elbow.
Watson Carrera seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Watson Carrera is looking to pass Kantola's guard but actually Kantola recovers to full guard.
Watson Carrera has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Watson Carrera looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

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.
Watson Carrera has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Watson Carrera throws a big right hand that misses.
Watson Carrera trying to control the position from guard on top but Kantola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Watson Carrera not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson Carrera stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kantola swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Watson Carrera is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Watson Carrera wants to control from the top but Kantola keeps moving.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Bradley Watson Carrera just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Watson Carrera throws a head kick that misses.
Watson Carrera closes the distance but Kantola moves to the side
and Kantola counters with a nice low kick that buckles Watson Carrera's knee momentarily.
Watson Carrera shoots in and drives through. Kantola sprawls well.
Watson Carrera pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bradley Watson Carrera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Watson Carrera swats away the attempt to clinch by Kantola.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kantola will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Watson Carrera avoids the head kick by Kantola.
Bradley Watson Carrera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watson Carrera tries to clinch up.
Kantola throws a body punch but Watson Carrera moves out of range.
Watson Carrera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kantola wants to clinch.

Watson Carrera clinches up with Kantola and pushes him back against the cage.
Watson Carrera is trying to force a seperation but Kantola has the dominant position.
Kantola misses with some punches.

Watson Carrera gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kantola regains guard.
Watson Carrera sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bradley Watson Carrera overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Watson Carrera passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bradley Watson Carrera dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Watson Carrera throws a head kick that misses
and Kantola counters with a head kick. That will keep Watson Carrera thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kantola looks for a takedown but Watson Carrera sprawls well.
Watson Carrera throws a wild body kick that Kantola sees coming a mile off.

Watson Carrera bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Watson Carrera scoring with punches from side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Kantola is trying to improve his position.
Watson Carrera controlling from side mount.
Watson Carrera working the head with strikes.
Kantola takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson Carrera lands a few punches from side control.
Watson Carrera is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Kantola will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Watson Carrera lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kantola down.
Watson Carrera staying calm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson Carrera working the body and head with strikes.
Watson Carrera sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kantola is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Watson Carrera throwing strikes but Kantola manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Watson Carrera tries to buck Kantola off but Kantola is having none of it.
Watson Carrera holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Watson Carrera wants to control but Kantola postures up.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Bradley Watson Carrera just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Watson Carrera shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Watson Carrera showed some decent athleticism there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kantola won't allow Watson Carrera to pass to mount.
Watson Carrera keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Watson Carrera moves nicely into side control.
Watson Carrera in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bradley Watson Carrera is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Watson Carrera slows the pace down.
Kantola prevents Watson Carrera from moving into mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson Carrera looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kantola is avoiding damage well.
Watson Carrera misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Kantola managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Watson Carrera.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bradley Watson Carrera showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Watson Carrera has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bradley Watson Carrera!