PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Project Alpha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Carwreck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alpha's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sub Focus - Rock It. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Alpha
vs
Carwreck

192 cm
25
280 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
280 lbs
5 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Project Alpha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Carwreck!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alpha jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alpha wants to slow Carwreck down by chopping away at his legs.
Carwreck looks to score with a jab to the body but Alpha is just out of range.
Alpha staying out of range there.
Carwreck misses with a body shot.
Alpha lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Carwreck ducks under a wild hook from Alpha.
Alpha misses with a wild body shot.
Alpha lands with a straight right. Carwreck didn't see that one coming.
Alpha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carwreck manages to avoid it.
Alpha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carwreck throws out a loose jab but Alpha uses good head movement to avoid it.

Alpha takes the fight into the clinch.
Alpha goes for a takedown in the clinch but Carwreck prevents it.
Carwreck prevents the takedown attempt.

Carwreck breaks the clinch.
Carwreck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alpha.
Alpha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwreck blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alpha. Carwreck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carwreck misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shane Carwreck is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alpha throws a lazy right hand but Carwreck sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alpha scores with a decent looking hook.
Alpha gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Carwreck.
Carwreck misses with a looping right.

Alpha drives through with a takedown into guard.
Carwreck preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Carwreck is looking to stand up but Alpha isn't so interested in that idea.
Alpha wants to control from the top but Carwreck keeps moving.
Carwreck is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alpha accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Alpha stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carwreck swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Carwreck can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carwreck has momentary wrist control but Alpha slips an elbow through the middle.
Alpha cracks Carwreck with a solid left hand.
Alpha postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Alpha throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Carwreck works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Alpha is looking to work some ground and pound but Carwreck has wrist control.
Alpha postures up and lands a big shot to Carwreck's brow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alpha stops Carwreck from standing up.

Carwreck manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Project Alpha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alpha fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Project Alpha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carwreck misses with a hook. Alpha ducked under it nicely.
Carwreck lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alpha lands a jab.

It looks like Shane Carwreck has been cut.
Alpha is trying hard to land a takedown here. Carwreck sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Alpha throws the left hand but Carwreck avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Alpha misses.
Alpha misses with a looping left.
Alpha lands a head shot.
Alpha misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Carwreck misses.
Alpha misses with an uppercut.
Good shot there by Carwreck.
Alpha throws a lazy right hand but Carwreck sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alpha throws a looping overhand right but Carwreck ducks down to avoid it.
Alpha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carwreck.
Alpha misses with a looping right.
Alpha pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Alpha misses.
Alpha listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Alpha.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carwreck pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alpha pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carwreck looks to land a combination but Alpha avoids it well.
Alpha misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Carwreck takes a jab right on the kisser.
Alpha throws an overhand right that lands on Carwreck's shoulder, as Carwreck tries to avoid the shot.
Carwreck wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Alpha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alpha throws a sloppy body shot
and Carwreck counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alpha misses with a straight right.
No joy there for Carwreck, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alpha's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Carwreck connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Alpha scrambles back to his feet.
Alpha missing with a left hand there. Carwreck was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alpha misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Shane Carwreck will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shane Carwreck's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Carwreck misses with the combination.
Alpha misses the body punch
and Carwreck counters with a three punch combo that has Alpha backing up. Alpha nods at Carwreck to acknowledge the strikes.
Alpha scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Carwreck doesn't seem bothered though.
Carwreck lands with a right hand.
Carwreck might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

Alpha gets a takedown into half guard.
Carwreck looks like he's trying to stand up.
Alpha is nestled in close to Carwreck, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Alpha lands strikes from half guard.
Carwreck wants to get back to his feet.
Alpha throwing shots but Carwreck is blocking nicely.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Alpha stops Carwreck from getting back to his feet.
Alpha scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Carwreck is looking to escape.
Carwreck is breathing heavily.
Alpha is nestled in close to Carwreck, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alpha stops Carwreck from getting back to his feet.
Alpha not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Alpha thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Alpha 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.
Alpha working over Carwreck with some ground and pound. Carwreck looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Alpha missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Alpha scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Carwreck blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alpha.
Carwreck wants to get back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Alpha.
Alpha prevents Carwreck from standing back up.
Alpha lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Alpha drops an elbow to the side of Carwreck's head.
Alpha working the head and body with strikes.
Alpha slips a nice elbow through Carwreck's hands, connecting with Carwreck's forehead.
Alpha working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Alpha lands a nice short elbow.
Carwreck avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alpha.
Alpha landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alpha seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Alpha lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Project Alpha overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alpha drops an elbow to the side of Carwreck's head.
Nice strikes from Alpha there.
Alpha throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Carwreck on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Alpha sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Carwreck defending well though.
Still in half guard, Alpha seems content to control.
Carwreck looks like he's trying to stand up.
Carwreck has hold of Alpha's hands but Alpha slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Carwreck is not content to let Alpha control the position.
Ground and pound from Alpha.
Carwreck avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alpha.
Carwreck tries to kick Alpha off but Alpha keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Carwreck is staying active underneath Alpha, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Alpha is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwreck blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alpha.
Alpha is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Alpha slips a nice elbow through Carwreck's hands, connecting with Carwreck's forehead.
Alpha is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Alpha lands with a punch from half guard.
Alpha working over Carwreck with some ground and pound. Carwreck looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Alpha is trying to control. Carwreck wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Carwreck is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Alpha scores with a couple of nice shots.

Carwreck has one foot on Alpha's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

Carwreck gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Carwreck really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alpha. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Alpha stops Carwreck from standing up.
Alpha working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Carwreck's head.
Alpha with a flurry of punches that miss.
Carwreck keeping moving, preventing Alpha from controlling successfully.
Alpha scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alpha working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carwreck wants to stand up but Alpha is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alpha with a nice head shot there.
Alpha working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Carwreck's head.
Alpha trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Carwreck avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alpha stands up over Carwreck, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Alpha loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Alpha postures up in Carwreck's guard and throws a big left but Carwreck blocks it.
Alpha with a flurry of punches that miss.
Alpha postures up and lands a big shot to Carwreck's brow.
Alpha stays in close to Carwreck's body and controls the position.
Alpha prevents Carwreck from getting back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alpha throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Carwreck works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Alpha postures up in Carwreck's guard and throws a big left but Carwreck blocks it.
Carwreck utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alpha accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Project Alpha dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shane Carwreck's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Carwreck swinging wildly here.
Carwreck drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Carwreck throws out a loose jab but Alpha uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Alpha misses.
Carwreck slips a straight right by Alpha.
Alpha misses with a hook. Carwreck ducked under it nicely.
Alpha misses with an uppercut.
Carwreck swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carwreck will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alpha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alpha closes the distance and clinches up with Carwreck, looking for a takedown. Alpha pushes Carwreck against the cage but Carwreck circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Alpha thows a body shot but no joy.
Alpha takes a swing at Carwreck's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alpha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carwreck moves away.
Carwreck misses with the combination.
Carwreck fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Carwreck misses.
Alpha slips a straight right by Carwreck.
Carwreck circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alpha misses with a looping right.
Alpha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carwreck.

Alpha throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Carwreck tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Alpha is in Carwreck's guard.
Carwreck wants to get back to his feet but Alpha is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Alpha loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Carwreck kicks Alpha off and gets to his feet.
Carwreck takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carwreck takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Alpha pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Carwreck both land. Nice combination.
Alpha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carwreck sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alpha throws a hook but Carwreck blocks it.
Shane Carwreck seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alpha scores with a jab to the body.

Carwreck tries to sprawl but Alpha drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Carwreck looks like he's trying to stand up.
Alpha is nestled in close to Carwreck, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Alpha lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Alpha is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Alpha slips a nice elbow through Carwreck's hands, connecting with Carwreck's forehead.
Alpha looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Carwreck is staying active underneath Alpha, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alpha not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Carwreck avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alpha.
Alpha looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Carwreck with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Alpha throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Carwreck is trying to stand back up but Alpha is controlling him
Alpha is nestled in close to Carwreck, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Carwreck is trying to stand up here but Alpha is controlling him well.
Ground and pound from Alpha.
Alpha lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Alpha landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Alpha scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Carwreck is looking to escape.
Alpha lands strikes from half guard.
Carwreck taking some punishment here, with Alpha in his half guard.
Carwreck is staying active underneath Alpha, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Carwreck avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alpha.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carwreck wants to get back to his feet.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Alpha connects with a nice short shot to Carwreck's temple.
Carwreck is looking to escape.
Alpha takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Carwreck on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Alpha lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Alpha is looking to take a break and control but Carwreck is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Alpha not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Carwreck on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Carwreck blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alpha.
Carwreck is trying to stand up here but Alpha is controlling him well.
Carwreck has hold of Alpha's hands but Alpha slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Carwreck pushes Alpha off looking to stand but Alpha dives back in and keeps control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alpha takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alpha working Carwreck over with strikes.
Carwreck wants to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Project Alpha showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Alpha has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Project Alpha!