PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christian Thiele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bradley Watson Carrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiele comes to the cage accompanied by Why can´t we be friends. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Thiele
vs
Watson Carrera

187 cm
22
199 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

187 cm
21
195 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Christian Thiele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Bradley Watson Carrera!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thiele lands a nice shot to the body.
Watson Carrera defending well as Thiele loads up on a big left hand.
Thiele just misses with a punch to the body.
A left and a right from Thiele both land. Nice combination.
Thiele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab from Thiele.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thiele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thiele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watson Carrera manages to avoid it.
Thiele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Watson Carrera swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Thiele shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Watson Carrera but Watson Carrera pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Watson Carrera tries a low kick but Thiele avoids it.
Christian Thiele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Thiele closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Thiele scoring with punches and elbows.
Thiele in the domination position with Watson Carrera hanging on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thiele throws a strike aimed at the side of Watson Carrera's head but Watson Carrera avoids it well.
Thiele lands some shots froms side control.
Watson Carrera managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Thiele.
Watson Carrera dodges the ground and pound from Thiele.
An elbow from Thiele crashes against the mat.
Thiele scores with a couple of short elbows.
Thiele has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Thiele throws a strike aimed at the side of Watson Carrera's head but Watson Carrera avoids it well.
Thiele lands a nice forearm strike.
Thiele lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Watson Carrera down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson Carrera is looking for a sweep.
Watson Carrera can't do much from the bottom here.
Watson Carrera is trying to improve his position.
Thiele fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Thiele scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Watson Carrera to see if he's OK.

Thiele is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Watson Carrera has escaped the position, nice work there.
Thiele looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Watson Carrera is avoiding damage well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thiele misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Watson Carrera is looking to regain half guard here but Thiele keeps moving and retains side control.
The ground and pound from Thiele seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Thiele postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Thiele is trying to ground and pound but Watson Carrera uses the momentary lack of control by Thiele to regain half guard.
Thiele looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Watson Carrera throws out a leg kick but Thiele moves out of range and Watson Carrera only half commits.
Thiele thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thiele looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Watson Carrera is fending him off so far but Thiele persists. Nope, Watson Carrera circles away and we're back to standing.
Thiele lands a head shot.
Watson Carrera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thiele misses with a straight right.
Watson Carrera slips a jab from Thiele.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Thiele is defended easily by Watson Carrera.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Thiele. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Thiele scores a takedown into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thiele is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watson Carrera is desperately trying to improve his position but Thiele has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Thiele dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Thiele takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thiele scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Watson Carrera slips under a jab.

Thiele shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Watson Carrera is desperately trying to improve his position but Thiele has a good base and remains in mount.
Watson Carrera wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Thiele.
Thiele unloads with some shots from mount but Watson Carrera bucks and avoids them well.
Thiele avoids the attempt from Watson Carrera to control.
Thiele looking to finish with strikes here!
Thiele prevents Watson Carrera from getting the reversal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thiele unloads with some shots from mount but Watson Carrera bucks and avoids them well.

Thiele looking to secure an arm triangle but Watson Carrera defends it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thiele thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Thiele thowing shots but they're missing.
Thiele throws some wild stikes that Watson Carrera manages to avoid easily.
Watson Carrera regains half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Thiele misses with a head shot. Watson Carrera uses the momentum to regain guard.
Thiele pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Watson Carrera is keeping the position for now.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Watson Carrera holds on and takes a little breather.
Watson Carrera not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thiele preventing the sweep.
Thiele looking to sit in guard and control but Watson Carrera gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Watson Carrera trying to control but Thiele is working from the bottom.
Watson Carrera must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Watson Carrera stopping the sweep attempt from Thiele.
Watson Carrera wants to control from the top but Thiele keeps moving.
Thiele trying to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thiele throws a hook but Watson Carrera blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Watson Carrera moves out of range as Thiele strikes.

Thiele shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Thiele throws a strike but Watson Carrera avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Watson Carrera is trying to keep Thiele in close.
Thiele controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Thiele trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bradley Watson Carrera will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Watson Carrera throws the kick towards the body but Thiele avoids it.
Thiele uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Watson Carrera.
Thiele misses the jab.
Thiele thuds a left hand into Watson Carrera's body.
Watson Carrera just misses with a punch to the body.
Thiele tests Watson Carrera's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Watson Carrera throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thiele scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Watson Carrera doesn't seem bothered though.
Watson Carrera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Watson Carrera cracks Thiele with a right hand to the side of the head.
Watson Carrera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thiele.
Watson Carrera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thiele misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thiele avoids the head kick by Watson Carrera.
Watson Carrera takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Watson Carrera takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Watson Carrera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watson Carrera takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thiele will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Watson Carrera doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thiele lands a jab.
Thiele scores with a decent looking hook.
Thiele throws a hook but Watson Carrera blocks it.
Thiele bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Watson Carrera misses with a double jab.
Thiele throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bradley Watson Carrera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thiele connects with a body shot.
Watson Carrera slaps away a takedown attempt from Thiele, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Christian Thiele is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Thiele throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Watson Carrera misses with a few strikes there.
Watson Carrera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thiele manages to avoid it.
Thiele circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thiele lands a nice shot to the body.
Watson Carrera swinging wildly here.
Watson Carrera has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thiele finds it's way round the side to connect with Watson Carrera's head.
Watson Carrera on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thiele scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Watson Carrera is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Thiele smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Thiele checks a low kick from Watson Carrera.
Thiele throws a sloppy body shot
and Watson Carrera makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thiele lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Watson Carrera throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Thiele feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Thiele wants to control from the top but Watson Carrera keeps moving.
Christian Thiele overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Watson Carrera working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thiele.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thiele postures up.
Thiele postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Watson Carrera is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Thiele with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thiele pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Watson Carrera is keeping the position for now.
Thiele trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Thiele just misses with a punch to the body.
Thiele shoots in for a takedown but Watson Carrera shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Christian Thiele showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thiele 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian Thiele!