PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emerson Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tate
vs
Carwin

188 cm
22
270 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

192 cm
22
255 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Emerson Tate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kid Carwin!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carwin takes a swing at Tate's ribcage but misses.
Carwin stuffs the takedown.
Carwin tries to clinch up but Tate circles away and keeps his distance.
Tate wants to clinch but Carwin slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Carwin connects with a jab.

Tate decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Carwin misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Carwin missing with punches from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carwin misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Carwin is looking to control Tate's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Carwin avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Tate.
Tate has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Carwin working a defensive guard here.
Carwin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Carwin with a poor takedown

and Tate decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Carwin's guard.
Tate's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Tate stands up out of Carwin's guard for a moment - Carwin manages to land a nice upkick.
Carwin trying to keep a closed guard but Tate is proving a slippery customer.
Tate controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate wants to stand but Carwin has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Carwin keeping moving, preventing Tate from controlling successfully.

Carwin has his feet on Tate's thighs here. He's pushed Tate off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Tate screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kid Carwin!