PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lawrence Fairchild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fairchild might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Fought the Law. Frank Carwin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Fairchild
vs
Carwin

185 cm
19
219 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

151 cm
26
265 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lawrence Fairchild!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Carwin!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carwin just misses with a punch to the body.

Carwin tries to keep at a distance but Fairchild has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fairchild lands an elbow that stopped Carwin in his tracks for a moment.
Carwin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carwin blocking some punches.
Carwin is trying to force a seperation but Fairchild has the dominant position.
Fairchild can't get the takedown.
Fairchild throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carwin blocks it with crossed arms.
Fairchild tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carwin avoids it.
Carwin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Carwin has had enough of the clinch but Fairchild keeps him there for the moment.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Fairchild lands a shoulder strike.
Fairchild lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Frank Carwin has been cut.
Fairchild works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Carwin looks gassed!
Carwin is trying to force a seperation but Fairchild has the dominant position.
Fairchild wants a takedown.
Fairchild tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Carwin just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lawrence Fairchild. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fairchild tries to land knees in the clinch but Carwin avoids the damage to the body.
Fairchild misses with some punches.
Fairchild lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Carwin backwards.
Fairchild putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Carwin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Fairchild as the two fighters clinch.
Fairchild lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fairchild presses Carwin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short uppercut from Fairchild.
A right hand to the body from Fairchild.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fairchild.
Carwin is pressed up against the cage. Fairchild has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Carwin down to the mat. Carwin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Fairchild moves into the clinch successfully.

Fairchild pulls guard.
Fairchild is trying to control the position but Carwin postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fairchild is on top in guard.
Fairchild loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fairchild is looking to work some ground and pound but Carwin has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairchild stops Carwin from standing up.
Fairchild 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.
Fairchild trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fairchild with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fairchild throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fairchild working some strikes from top position.
Fairchild will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fairchild trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fairchild landing with the ground and pound.
Fairchild throwing strikes but missing.
Fairchild postures up in Carwin's guard and throws a big left but Carwin blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairchild working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fairchild scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fairchild trying to control but Carwin is working from the bottom.
Fairchild working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fairchild is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fairchild accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fairchild trying to control but Carwin is working from the bottom.
Fairchild throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fairchild with a flurry of punches that miss.
Carwin trying to control the position.
Fairchild distracts Carwin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fairchild pushes down on Carwin's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fairchild throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fairchild throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fairchild looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lawrence Fairchild dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Carwin's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Fairchild closes the distance and clinches.
Fairchild can't get the takedown.
Carwin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Fairchild jumps guard.
Fairchild has Carwin pulled in close to control his posture.
Carwin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fairchild trying to keep a closed guard but Carwin is proving a slippery customer.
Carwin wants to stand and escape but instead Fairchild has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Fairchild decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Carwin, up you get!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin misses with a combination
and Fairchild counters with a solid body kick.
Carwin is breathing heavily.
Fairchild lands a jab-cross combination.
Fairchild throws a series of punches but Carwin moves out of range.
Fairchild fails with the takedown.

Fairchild pushes Carwin up against the cage in a clinch.
Fairchild lands a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Fairchild.
Fairchild lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Fairchild pulls guard effortlessly.
Fairchild lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Carwin!
Fairchild unloads with some shots from mount but Carwin bucks and avoids them well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairchild won't let Carwin get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Carwin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fairchild. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
BOOM! Fairchild connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fairchild is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Carwin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fairchild with the ground and pound from mount.
Fairchild landing strikes from the mount and Carwin is in trouble!
Fairchild lands a nice shot to the head.
Fairchild raining down hammerfists from mount.
Carwin trying desperately to get to his feet.
Fairchild working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fairchild punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairchild landing punches.
Fairchild fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fairchild landing punches.
Fairchild tries to control but Carwin wriggling away.
Fairchild lands with some strikes.
Fairchild lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Carwin hang on?
Poor strikes thrown by Fairchild there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Fairchild with a couple of short strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairchild throwing strikes here but Carwin is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Fairchild pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fairchild lands a nice shot to the head.
Fairchild throws some wild stikes that Carwin manages to avoid easily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Carwin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fairchild lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The referee warns Carwin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fairchild looking to ground and pound but Carwin is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fairchild scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fairchild with the ground and pound from mount.
Fairchild landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lawrence Fairchild dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frank Carwin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Fairchild has managed to clinch.
Fairchild is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carwin can do to turn this around?
Fairchild swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carwin wants to get back to striking at distance but Fairchild won't allow it.
Carwin wants to break free but Fairchild has control.
Carwin is trying to break the clinch but Fairchild has him pressed against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Fairchild.
Carwin wants to get back to striking at distance but Fairchild won't allow it.
Carwin is trying to break the clinch but Fairchild has him pressed against the cage.
Fairchild wants a takedown but no success here.
Carwin is trying to break free.
Carwin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Carwin takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carwin is trying to push Fairchild away but Fairchild has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fairchild gets through Carwin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fairchild has Carwin pressed against the cage, preventing Carwin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fairchild tries to land knees in the clinch but Carwin avoids the damage to the body.
A short left from Fairchild.

Fairchild pulls Carwin into guard.
Fairchild not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Fairchild is proving hard to escape from.
Fairchild not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Carwin wants to stand but Fairchild has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Fairchild bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Carwin's guard.
Carwin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Carwin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fairchild.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Fairchild scoring with some ground and pound.
Fairchild postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fairchild forces his way into half guard.
Fairchild not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fairchild throwing shots but Carwin is blocking nicely.
Fairchild missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fairchild throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Carwin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fairchild 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fairchild.
Carwin has hold of Fairchild's hands but Fairchild slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fairchild missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Carwin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fairchild.
Fairchild working over Carwin with some ground and pound. Carwin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fairchild is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Fairchild there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Fairchild landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairchild postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Carwin looks a forlorn figure.
Fairchild raining down hammerfists from mount.
Frank Carwin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fairchild scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fairchild in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lawrence Fairchild is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fairchild trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Carwin is trying to stand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lawrence Fairchild showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fairchild 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lawrence Fairchild!